Posts Tagged: sustainable fishing

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 [...]

It is always a pleasure to be able to share success – and today is a day where we are indeed celebrating a successful campaign. A few hours ago, the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee voted through crucial amendments to the Common Fisheries Policy reform package, giving the ‘thumbs up’ to ambitious reform. Why is this [...]

This month, after 15 years of anticipation, the Peruvian government has finally created Güeppí Sekime National Park and two communal reserves, Airo Pai and Huimeki. This is a massive conservation win – not just for WWF-Peru and the government department for protected areas (SERNANP), but for the Putumayo river basin and, most importantly, the 30 [...]

Are you in the tuna business, but chasing a red herring? The current reputation wins through moving to different fishing technologies are taking centre stage, with the potential to prevent us from locking on to the pursuit of more rounded solutions. Many of the tuna species – the Atlantic, Southern and Pacific bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin, and [...]

For those of you lucky enough to have tickets for the Games, or just planning to be glued to your telly for the next few weeks, we thought we’d point out some of the green highlights to look out for in-between the sporting endeavours. Your guide today is David Stubbs, who’s led the London Organising [...]

Cod. A historic fish! A fascinating fish! A healthy fish! And a fish that needs our help! Cod is a remarkable fish that has played an historic role in UK fisheries and our lives for approximately 2,000 years. Did you know; if left to grow it can reach 6 foot long and live for over [...]