Fisheries Subsidies: public funds for public good, not individual gain. Not to help us fish more, but to help us fish better. Brussels, 4th of October 2019 Brian O’Riordan The Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) advocates that public funds should be used for public good, not individual gain. Fisheries and the marine environment are […]
LIFE Meets with Commissioner-designate for the Environment and Oceans, Virginijus Sinkevičius Fisheries are, and will continue to be, an integral part of the EU’s blue economy – with an essential role to play in decarbonizing the food sector and in food security, LIFE was informed. Small-scale low impact fisheries could play an important role […]
Mediterranean fisheries RPOA-SSF monitoring framework and priority actions Download it here This document provides a common framework to guide the implementation of the Regional plan of action for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (RPOA-SSF). For each main section within the RPOA-SSF the document identifies: – General indicators to measure […]
LIFE Launches Initiative to Study Cetaceans- Fisheries Interactions The initiative involves the close collaboration between scientists and fishers, combining fishers local and experiential knowledge with scientific information in the quest for solutions. Brussels, 9th of September 2019 The month of August saw LIFE and its partners launching an initiative in 3 areas of […]
Whither Cod: where have all the codfish gone? Brussels, 28 September 2019 Brian O’Riordan What are the future prospects for fisheries in the Baltic Sea following the collapse of this keystone stock? The time to act is past. LIFE said this in March. We say it again. We now live effectively in […]
Danish Low Impact Small-scale Fishers Call for the Expulsion of Destructive Beam Trawlers from the Skagerrak. Protestors occupy Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen over the invasion of the destructive Dutch beam trawl fleet. Copenhagen, August 28, 2019: This morning a group of small-scale coastal fishermen from Hanstholm, Thorupstrand, Løkken, Hirtshals […]
EU and North African small scale fishers join hands with EU Ministers to address common problems in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Marrakech, Morocco 12 June 2019 Brian O’Riordan Today in Marrakech, Morocco, representatives of small-scale fishers from the European Union and North Africa committed themselves to working together to enable Mediterranean small-scale […]
FINAL CALL for Eastern Baltic cod Protest of Polish small-scale fishers. Warsaw, 27 February 2019 (photo: M. Ruciński) Warsaw, 15th of March 2019 Marcin Ruciński Sustaining the Eastern Baltic cod stock has been priority a for LIFE, given the historical importance of this stock as the very basis for livelihoods of many […]
11 Mars 2019 Dans le cadre du projet PELA-Méd, les pêcheurs aux petits métiers du Var ont rencontré leurs homologues catalans. Partage d’expériences sur les bénéfices d’une gestion partagée entre pêcheurs, administration, associations environnementales et scientifiques qui fait tous les jours ses preuves en Catalogne. Accédez au Communiqué de Presse en Français ici Access […]
Le Syndicat professionnel des pêcheurs petits métiers d’Occitanie lance un projet d’OP à l’échelle de la Méditerranée française Port-la-Nouvelle, 5 Mars 2019 En Méditerranée française, les petits métiers ont géré leurs pêcheries et leurs territoires pendant des siècles en se fondant sur leurs prud’homies (…) mais l’intérêt d’une Organisation de Producteurs semble s’imposer aujourd’hui comme […]