Promoting Sustainable Fishing in the Balearic Islands: Anna Masdeu Lalanza joins team LIFE to manage this new initiative. The Low Impact Fishers of Europe has teamed up with the Marilles Foundation (https://marilles.org/en) to launch a new initiative, the “Sustainable Fishing Programme” in the Balearic Islands. This seeks to build on the many years of experience […]
Setting aside at least 15% of the quota for small-scale hook and line fishers would result in a massive relief for the small-scale segment Brussels, 25th of May 2020 Access the PR in French here Access the PR in Spanish here Access the PR in Italian here Today May 26th, small-scale fishers in France […]
Action contre l’injustice de la répartition du quota de thon rouge Le 26 mai 2020, la flottille de thoniers senneurs de Méditerranée débutera sa campagne de pêche du thon rouge. La Plateforme pour la Petite Pêche Française invite tous les pêcheurs artisans, en Atlantique ou en Méditerranée de communiquer aussi largement que possible sur la […]
Fishers are fighting the storm, locked down and chained up. 24th of April 2020 Across the EU, the work of fishers and other food producers has been classed as essential. Fishers are struggling heroically, putting their lives at risk to bring food to our tables. Despite this, lockdown and sanitary measures have closed markets at […]
Covid 19: Irish Islands’ Call for Tailored Emergency Measures for Small Scale Fishers 9th of April 2020 The Irish Islands Marine Organization (IIMRO http://www.iimro.org/index.html), representing islanders from Counties Donegal, Mayo, Galway and Cork, report that practically all of their members are tied up at present because of the collapse in the markets that usually take […]
Markets Collapse and Fishers Left without Social Protection Brussels, 3rd of April 2020 Last Wednesday 1 April, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans, and Fisheries, contacted LIFE to ask about how the small scale fisheries sector is faring faced with the crisis caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. LIFE emphasised that a large section […]
10/3/2020 OFERTA LABORAL Técnico de proyectos – PROGRAMA DE PESCA SOSTENIBLE BALEAR La organización LIFE (Low Impact Fishers of Europe) plataforma europea de pescadores profesionales de pequeña escala y bajo impacto y la Fundación Marilles – entidad sin ánimo de lucro que trabaja para la conservación del mar Balear – han unido fuerzas para impulsar […]
Recognized, respected and rewarded: Aktea calls for a fair treatment and a voice for women in fisheries and aquaculture Over 40 fisherwomen from 9 Member States gathered for three days to raise awareness about their work, on the need for gender equality and for their important contribution to European fisheries. Brussels, Belgium, 27h February 2019 […]
Fishers find their voice in the Netherlands: their traditional gear is finally recognized. Arjan Heinen, LIFE Member from NetVISwerk 28th of January 2020 The encircling gillnet (GNC) is a traditional fishing gear used in the Netherlands by small scale low impact fishers to catch mullet. The technique requires that the gear is set […]
Lutte contre le braconnage et la pêche illégale Planète Mer et le Cdpmem Var donnent rendez-vous aux professionnels le 6 février 2020 à partir de 8h30 au Palais du Commerce et de la Mer à Toulon pour une session d’information sur le rôle des gardes-jurés. “Cette journée, organisée dans le cadre du projet […]