Trainee Office Manager LIFE is seeking an enthusiastic trainee for its European office in Brussels. The Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) is a European umbrella organisation, established to represent the interests of the small-scale, low impact commercial fishers who fish in the coastal waters of Europe. Its mission is to achieve conditions […]
LIFE calls for inclusive Blue Growth at the Our Ocean Conference Brussels, 16th of October 2017 Brian O’Riordan, Deputy Director of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) welcomed the FAO initiative on Blue Growth, that put small scale fisheries at its centre. This contrasted with the approach taken by the European Commission that […]
LIFE in the Advisory Councils: Foot in the door, but more seats at the table needed. Too set in their ways, small-scale fishers find that Advisory Councils are resistant to change. Monday 9th of October Brussels, Belgium Brian O’Riordan 2 October 2017. Meeting in Hamburg Germany, around 30 small-scale, low impact fishers from […]
NOTICIAS DESDE LA CUBIERTA El boletín mensual de la pesca de bajo impacto y pequeña escala de Europa El boletín de Julio y Agosto 2017 incluye: Portugal en el centro de la estrategia atlántica de LIFE El miembro de LIFE de Irlanda pasa la primera fase para la aprobación oficial del Proyecto de Ley sobre patrimonio […]
How to save the European Eel AND the small scale fishermen of the Baltic Warsaw, 14 September 2017 Marcin Ruciński The management of the European Eel, a fascinating, elusive fish with a very complex and not completely understood life cycle has long posed a difficult challenge for all involved. Labelled a critically endangered species by […]
Concerns rise over electric pulse fishing Tuesday, September 5th Jeremy Percy A meeting in Nieuwpoort, Belgium on September 1st, organized by Belgian inshore fisherman Jan De Jonghe and attended by a variety of commercial fishermen from the UK, Belgium and Holland as well as staff from the Low Impact Fishers of Europe Platform [LIFE] and […]
NOTICIAS DESDE LA CUBIERTA El boletín mensual de la pesca de bajo impacto y pequeña escala de Europa El boletín de junio 2017 incluye: LIFE aterriza en la hermosa isla de Chipre La Asociación de Chefs de Polonia fortalece la cooperación con LIFE Otras noticias de alrededor de la UE Noticias de nuestros miembros Analisis de […]
A Glimmer of Hope for Baltic Cod, overshadowed by discards and food scarcity in the East Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2018: LIFE views Warsaw, 10 July 2017 Marcin Ruciński As every year, the prospects for LIFE’s members, and the fate of the resources they depend on, hang on the discussions, negotiations, and […]
Bluefin tuna in the dock: French small scale fishers take collective action to challenge unfair, non-transparent allocation system. In line with ICCAT, Europe is celebrating the successful application of Bluefin tuna recovery measures in its waters and the rebuilding of stocks by increasing quotas allocated to the industrial and sports fishing sectors. Once again Europe’s […]
Electric Pulse Trawling: a highly charged issue Brussels, 22 June 2017 Brian O’Riordan A highly charged debate on electric pulse fishing, organized by the Intergroup for Biodiversity & Ecosystems Services, took place in the European Parliament yesterday, Wednesday 21 June. Under discussion was the issue electric pulse trawling as a more sustainable alternative to beam […]
