Buyer beware as imported "imposter fish" still at large

(London) – A briefing paper released today by OCEAN2012 confirms that overfishing is having a knock-on effect on the quality of fish that ends up on the dinner table, with mislabelling of fish still a problem.

Fish Dependance Day – Il giorno in cui inizia la nostra dipendenza dal pesce d’importazione

Roma - Un nuovo Rapporto, pubblicato oggi da nef (new economics foundation) e OCEAN2012 rivela che l’Italia sta consumando più pesce di quello che i mari europei sono in grado di fornire, rendendoci dipendenti dal pesce proveniente pescato da altri.

Fremder Fisch auf unserem Tisch – Deutschland immer abhängiger von Fischimporten

Auch in diesem Jahr wird in Deutschland viel mehr Fisch gegessen als heimische Fischer in den europäischen Gewässern fangen können. Weil die Nachfrage das Angebot immer stärker übersteigt, wächst die deutsche Abhängigkeit von Fischimporten. Bereits Heute ist der so genannte „Fish Dependence Day“ erreicht, der Tag, von dem an bis zum Ende des Jahres jeder hierzulande konsumierte Fisch rechnerisch aus dem Ausland stammt. Darauf machen die Mitgliedsverbände der Kampagne OCEAN2012 aufmerksam.

Portugal produz apenas um terço do peixe que consome

Segundo relatório divulgado pela New Economics Foundation (nef) e pela OCEAN2012, Portugal é um dos países da União Europeia (UE) mais dependente de pescado. O consumo nacional é superior ao que a frota portuguesa consegue pescar dentro da UE, o que torna o nosso país dependente da importação de peixe de países não comunitários.

Fishing at risk of sinking

Empty nets and a new European law that risks sinking fishing. To reverse the severe decline of fish stocks, Brussels is proposing a way to regulate the catch that has already been introduced in Denmark. Donatella Bogo from the Italian paper 'Corriere della Sera' went to investigate.

Lost at sea

New research reveals huge loss of jobs and profits due to overfishing of EU stocks. Research published by the new economics foundation (nef) finds that poor management of fish stocks is draining jobs and profits. The report Jobs Lost at Sea estimates the benefits of rebuilding 43 European stocks (out of more than 150).

Official report confirms massive misuse of EU fisheries funds

Brussels -  The EU Court of Auditors today published a report damning costly failures to eliminate overfishing in Europe. The report found that the multi-billion euro European Fisheries Fund designed to balance fishing activities at sustainable levels is actually doing the reverse. Loopholes mean that fleet owners are receiving subsidies to increase the capacity and fishing power of their vessels, adding to fleet overcapacity.

Press release also available in Spanish

OCEAN2012 calls EU fisheries subsidies ‘Blind Spending’

BRUSSELS — Markus Knigge, adviser to the Pew Environment Group’s European Marine Programme and the OCEAN2012 coalition, issued the following statement today as the European Commission published its proposal for the next fisheries subsidies instrument, the European Fisheries and Maritime Fund.

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New online database of €1.1 billion in EU fisheries subsidies; concerns about declining data standards

Fishsubsidy.org, the transparency project which in 2009 launched an online database of EU fisheries subsidies from 1994 to 2006, has launched a new database of payments under the European Fisheries Fund, from 2007 to 2010.

Reforming European fisheries subsidies

The reform of the CFP is a unique opportunity to phase out subsidies that are not only environmentally but also economically and socially harmful, and to direct aid towards measures which contribute to the long-term sustainability of EU fisheries. Find out more about the latest research and joint NGO activities to ensure that public aid supports the recovery of fish stocks, facilitates the transition towards sustainable fisheries and provides value to society.