ART.17 IS A MUST NOT AN OPTION! Sign the petition of the artisanal fishermen of Spain! Firma la petizione dei pescatori artigianali spagnoli! Signez la pétition des pêcheurs artisans espagnols! Potpišite peticiju o zanatski ribara Španjolske! Hundreds of polyvalent small-scale fishers in the Mediterranean who traditionally fished Bluefin tuna are effectively excluded from the fishery. […]
Bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean: good news overshadowed by a dark cloud. Barcelona, 31st May 2016 LIFE Platform DG Mare recently announced the opening of the blue fin tuna fishing season (http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/itemdetail.cfm?type=880&typeName=Press%20Release&item_id=31694). But behind this good news story lies a dark tale of social injustice and of missed opportunity. Hundreds of polyvalent […]
Quote, Unquote: the French Platform for small-scale low impact fishers voice their concerns about how fisheries are managed in France. Brussels, 10th of May 2016 LIFE Platform Brian O’Riordan This article is adapted from an article that appeared in Le Marin “Forum” 22.04.2016 http://www.lemarin.fr/secteurs-activites/peche/25102-critique-dun-systeme-de-gestion-inadapte-la-petite-peche?_=1461345037035, written by three co-Chairs of the […]