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EBFA welcomes new EU limits on seafloor litter. Marine litter is one of the most serious environmental issues facing the world’s oceans. It threatens marine wildlife on which fisheries depend […]
EBFA meets Commissioner Kadis to discuss the future of bottom fishing in Europe. The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) held its first official meeting with European Commissioner for Fisheries and […]
EBFA calls for balanced marine policies that protect both oceans and fishers. At this week 3rd Meeting on the Implementation of the EU Action Plan to Protect and Restore Marine […]
EU General Court ruling disregards scientific and technical realities of bottom fisheries. The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) expresses its disappointment following the ruling by the General Court of the […]
EU Ocean Pact: A blueprint for the future of bottom fisheries. The European Commission has unveiled the EU Ocean Pact as a first step toward better alignment of marine policy with […]
EBFA welcomes Commissioner Kadis’ sensitive approach on bottom trawling. Coexistence of protected areas and bottom trawling should be assessed on a case-by-case basis and not based on general assumptions. The European […]
Vote on the closure of 10% of fishing grounds postponed to October. The decision due to be taken on 22 May on a critical proposal affecting the EU fishing industry […]
Crucial vote on the total closure of 10% of all fishing areas. EBFA alerts on the socio-economic consequences and ask Member States to protect food sovereignty EBFA calls for a […]
European Commission must change the way it protects vulnerable marine areas. Scientists highlighted issues with data integration, proportionality, unequal treatment of fleets and a lack of socio-economic analysis. EBFA called […]
European demersal fishers protest against EC ban proposal. During the past week, fishers across Europe protested against the EU policies that are putting the future of the sector at risk. […]
EU demersal fishing restrictions would have devastating fleet impact. While showing no intention of reforming the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Commission intends to cut down fisheries via fundamentalist environmental […]
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