AN UNUSUAL alliance of Greenpeace, the government, and small-boat fishermen is poised for an unprecedented court battle with Britain’s most powerful fishing groups. Today, May 1st, marks the first day of hearings in a landmark case which campaigners say could have “momentous consequences” for small-scale [...]
Common Fisheries Policy
THE EUROPEAN Parliament today voted to back a major reform of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The new proposals aim to cut fishing to sustainable stock levels, end dumping at sea (discards), and base long-term planning on sound scientific data. Environmental groups have welcomed [...]
THIS WEEK saw the last day that UK consumers eat home-grown fish. Annual domestic fish stocks can satisfy demand for about 233 days a year or until August 21 according to a new report by the New Economics Foundation. This leaves the UK reliant [...]
SODEXO PRESTIGE London is promoting less fashionable, under-used fish at its client restaurants and venues to help protect overfished species like cod. Fish varieties like dab, gurnard and pouting are being given a culinary make-over and promoted as gourmet fish specials of the day on restaurant [...]
EU Ministers have reached general compromise on the main proposals for reforming the Common Fisheries Policy from 2013. The proposal would give fleets quota shares guaranteed for at least 15 years and would see discards phased out. Now the horse trading starts. See proposed changes.
