Small-scale fishing representatives from five European nations gathered this week in Brussels to highlight the challenges facing this sector, just as a public consultation on the effectiveness of the Common…
Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) has announced that its board of directors has elected Gwen Pennarun as new President of LIFE. A longstanding advocate for small-scale fisheries, he succeeds Christian…
South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George, has announced a 36% increase in the allocation of key fish species, marking a significant step toward empowering small-scale…
Three small-scale fishers made their way to Brussels to call on newly elected MEPs for a level playing field in the fisheries industry and for small-scale low-impact fisheries to be…
As part of the Government of Canada's commitment to growing the economy, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, has been in Rivière-au-Renard,…
Signed by 37 organisations representing thousands of fishing people across Europe, an open letter delivered this week to Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans & Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius outlines the steps…
Small-scale and coastal fishing people across Europe continue to sign the letter from LIFE Platform to EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, setting out the need for a reset in the way…
The New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association (NUTFA), the only body dedicated to supporting small scale fishing in England and Wales, is to close down, according to director Jerry Percy. ‘While…
Minister of fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir has signed off legislation, this year making 10,000 tonnes of cod available for small-scale vessels operating within the coastal fishery regime. This places roughly 5%…
It’s ten years since a group of fifty small-scale fishermen met in Brussels, coming together from nine EU nations, to establish Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) as a dedicated…
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