Posts Tagged: fish

It has been a hectic couple of weeks since the European Parliament voted to ambitiously reform the EU’s Fisheries policy. Now the dust is settling it is time to take stock of what we achieved and what we still need to do to convert this major step forward into meaningful fisheries reform. Perhaps the most [...]

I’m in Strasbourg for our campaign to reform the Common Fisheries Policies. Today is a big day for the future of our oceans and seas – MEPs will vote (for the first time) on the proposed reform of the management system of our fisheries. Our fish stocks are in a dire state. Half of the [...]

This week is critical for the future of Europe’s fisheries and fishermen. Haven’t heard about it? Not many people have. This week in the European parliament a group of 25+ MEPs are meeting to thrash out the guts of their recommended changes to Europe’s fishing policy for the next 10 years. These will then be [...]

On World Oceans Day, WWF ambassador Professor Callum Roberts (top marine scientist and author of the award-winning ‘The Unnatural History of the Sea’ and the new ‘Ocean of Life’*) tells the cautionary tale of the common skate – and offers his strong personal views on how best to prevent our oceans losing all their riches. [...]

The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America and home to millions of people and species. Neither people nor wildlife in the desert could live without the rivers that flow through it – the Rio Conchos and the Rio Grande. I travelled to the region in late 2011 to work with my Mexican [...]