We welcome the European Commission's decision not to reopen the Common Fisheries Policy in its 2027 Work Programme. 👏
Now it’s time to focus on ensuring the existing law is fully implemented & enforced.
#PressRelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #RethinkFisheries
Now it’s time to focus on ensuring the existing law is fully implemented & enforced.
#PressRelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #RethinkFisheries
November 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
We welcome the European Commission's decision not to reopen the Common Fisheries Policy in its 2027 Work Programme. 👏
Now it’s time to focus on ensuring the existing law is fully implemented & enforced.
#PressRelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #RethinkFisheries
Now it’s time to focus on ensuring the existing law is fully implemented & enforced.
#PressRelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #RethinkFisheries
Vision 2040 presents an important opportunity. The next step is ensuring that its ambitions translate into tangible improvements for farmed aquatic animals.
Read the full Vision 2040: buff.ly/t5yuj1P
#AquaticAnimalWelfare #FishWelfare #Aquaculture #EUFisheries
Read the full Vision 2040: buff.ly/t5yuj1P
#AquaticAnimalWelfare #FishWelfare #Aquaculture #EUFisheries
October 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Vision 2040 presents an important opportunity. The next step is ensuring that its ambitions translate into tangible improvements for farmed aquatic animals.
Read the full Vision 2040: buff.ly/t5yuj1P
#AquaticAnimalWelfare #FishWelfare #Aquaculture #EUFisheries
Read the full Vision 2040: buff.ly/t5yuj1P
#AquaticAnimalWelfare #FishWelfare #Aquaculture #EUFisheries
The European Commission's #Vision2040 for #EUFisheries & #EUaquaculture is a step in the right direction. Now the EU must deliver. #PressRelease 👉
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seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #CommonFisheriesPolicy
October 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The European Commission's #Vision2040 for #EUFisheries & #EUaquaculture is a step in the right direction. Now the EU must deliver. #PressRelease 👉
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #CommonFisheriesPolicy
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #CommonFisheriesPolicy
EU Approves €40.5 Million Fuel Aid for Agriculture, Fisheries and Transport Companies.
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#EUFisheries #FuelAid #FrenchFisheries #MaritimeTransport #FisheriesIndustry #MaritimeCurrentNews
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#EUFisheries #FuelAid #FrenchFisheries #MaritimeTransport #FisheriesIndustry #MaritimeCurrentNews
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October 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
EU Approves €40.5 Million Fuel Aid for Agriculture, Fisheries and Transport Companies.
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#EUFisheries #FuelAid #FrenchFisheries #MaritimeTransport #FisheriesIndustry #MaritimeCurrentNews
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#EUFisheries #FuelAid #FrenchFisheries #MaritimeTransport #FisheriesIndustry #MaritimeCurrentNews
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📢#EPlenary debates EU strategies for islands, coastal communities and outermost regions, including its impact in #EUFisheries🎣
🎦Watch the debate here
link.europa.eu/HWCfRX
🎦Watch the debate here
link.europa.eu/HWCfRX
October 8, 2026 at 8:52 AM
📢#EPlenary debates EU strategies for islands, coastal communities and outermost regions, including its impact in #EUFisheries🎣
🎦Watch the debate here
link.europa.eu/HWCfRX
🎦Watch the debate here
link.europa.eu/HWCfRX
At the European Parliament today, during #EUOceanWeek, Sarah Tilkin from Naturpuunt, Seas At Risk’s member, is sharing an important message: fishers can be part of the solution, including supporting a strict protected area in Belgian waters. 🎣💙 #EUFisheries #EUOceanAct #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanWeek
September 29, 2026 at 2:22 PM
At the European Parliament today, during #EUOceanWeek, Sarah Tilkin from Naturpuunt, Seas At Risk’s member, is sharing an important message: fishers can be part of the solution, including supporting a strict protected area in Belgian waters. 🎣💙 #EUFisheries #EUOceanAct #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanWeek
EU Proposes EMFAF Reform to Boost Fisheries Funding and Accelerate Fleet Energy Transition.
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#EUFisheries
#EMFAF
#SustainableFisheries
#EnergyTransition
#BlueEconomy
#FisheriesPolicy
#MaritimeCurrentNews
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#EUFisheries
#EMFAF
#SustainableFisheries
#EnergyTransition
#BlueEconomy
#FisheriesPolicy
#MaritimeCurrentNews
September 22, 2026 at 10:57 AM
EU Proposes EMFAF Reform to Boost Fisheries Funding and Accelerate Fleet Energy Transition.
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#EUFisheries
#EMFAF
#SustainableFisheries
#EnergyTransition
#BlueEconomy
#FisheriesPolicy
#MaritimeCurrentNews
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#EUFisheries
#EMFAF
#SustainableFisheries
#EnergyTransition
#BlueEconomy
#FisheriesPolicy
#MaritimeCurrentNews
📢 Can the EU fishing fleet decarbonise without increasing fleet capacity? A new study says “Yes, it can!”
Find out more 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUFisheries #RethinkFisheries #CFP
Find out more 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUFisheries #RethinkFisheries #CFP
September 7, 2026 at 9:24 AM
📢 Can the EU fishing fleet decarbonise without increasing fleet capacity? A new study says “Yes, it can!”
Find out more 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUFisheries #RethinkFisheries #CFP
Find out more 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUFisheries #RethinkFisheries #CFP
🎣MEPs @pech.europarl.europa.eu adopted recommendations on environmental, social and economic standards and simpler administrative procedures to strengthen the resilience of #EUfisheries.
🗣️Rapporteur: Paulo do Nascimento Cabral (EPP, PT)
👉Read more here: link.europa.eu/7cbph7
🗣️Rapporteur: Paulo do Nascimento Cabral (EPP, PT)
👉Read more here: link.europa.eu/7cbph7
July 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM
🎣MEPs @pech.europarl.europa.eu adopted recommendations on environmental, social and economic standards and simpler administrative procedures to strengthen the resilience of #EUfisheries.
🗣️Rapporteur: Paulo do Nascimento Cabral (EPP, PT)
👉Read more here: link.europa.eu/7cbph7
🗣️Rapporteur: Paulo do Nascimento Cabral (EPP, PT)
👉Read more here: link.europa.eu/7cbph7
📢 In-depth analysis on "Women in fisheries🌊 - State of play and progress on gender equity in the EU"🇪🇺
👉Read more here: bit.ly/4nFMbEY
Analysis from EP Policy Department
#research #Fisheries #EUFisheries #GenderEquality
👉Read more here: bit.ly/4nFMbEY
Analysis from EP Policy Department
#research #Fisheries #EUFisheries #GenderEquality
[Publication] Women in fisheries – State of play and progress on gender equity in the EU
Publication: October 2025 Download: English Authors: Jannyna MIRES-ROJAS (Trainee), Irina POPESCU and Marcus BREUER (Research administrators) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Women play a crucial but often overlo…
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November 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
📢 In-depth analysis on "Women in fisheries🌊 - State of play and progress on gender equity in the EU"🇪🇺
👉Read more here: bit.ly/4nFMbEY
Analysis from EP Policy Department
#research #Fisheries #EUFisheries #GenderEquality
👉Read more here: bit.ly/4nFMbEY
Analysis from EP Policy Department
#research #Fisheries #EUFisheries #GenderEquality
🐟 Improved tools to tackle non-sustainable fishing by non-EU countries: Council & Parliament reach deal aiming to:
✅ promote fair competition
✅ improve cooperation with third countries
✅ help preserve shared fish stocks
#EUFisheries #AGRIFISH @press.consilium.europa.eu
👇
europa.eu/!yBkQ3G
✅ promote fair competition
✅ improve cooperation with third countries
✅ help preserve shared fish stocks
#EUFisheries #AGRIFISH @press.consilium.europa.eu
👇
europa.eu/!yBkQ3G
June 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🐟 Improved tools to tackle non-sustainable fishing by non-EU countries: Council & Parliament reach deal aiming to:
✅ promote fair competition
✅ improve cooperation with third countries
✅ help preserve shared fish stocks
#EUFisheries #AGRIFISH @press.consilium.europa.eu
👇
europa.eu/!yBkQ3G
✅ promote fair competition
✅ improve cooperation with third countries
✅ help preserve shared fish stocks
#EUFisheries #AGRIFISH @press.consilium.europa.eu
👇
europa.eu/!yBkQ3G
Suggestion via @ArcticEcom @EUFisheries speakers: #enviro NGOs keep noses out of #Arctic oil & gas dev #Arcticfutures @PolarFoundation #ouch
November 18, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Suggestion via @ArcticEcom @EUFisheries speakers: #enviro NGOs keep noses out of #Arctic oil & gas dev #Arcticfutures @PolarFoundation #ouch
6/10
Europe’s legal eel industry is valued in the hundreds of millions.
But the illegal eel industry?
Try €2–3 BILLION A YEAR.
Yes — billion.
Glass eels are trafficked like drugs because they’re THAT lucrative.
#EelRecovery #EUfisheries
Europe’s legal eel industry is valued in the hundreds of millions.
But the illegal eel industry?
Try €2–3 BILLION A YEAR.
Yes — billion.
Glass eels are trafficked like drugs because they’re THAT lucrative.
#EelRecovery #EUfisheries
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
6/10
Europe’s legal eel industry is valued in the hundreds of millions.
But the illegal eel industry?
Try €2–3 BILLION A YEAR.
Yes — billion.
Glass eels are trafficked like drugs because they’re THAT lucrative.
#EelRecovery #EUfisheries
Europe’s legal eel industry is valued in the hundreds of millions.
But the illegal eel industry?
Try €2–3 BILLION A YEAR.
Yes — billion.
Glass eels are trafficked like drugs because they’re THAT lucrative.
#EelRecovery #EUfisheries
8/9
The real questions nobody in the sector wants amplified:
• Can SEG be independent while funded by DUPAN?
• Can certification stop illegal eel from blending into legal supply?
• Is this conservation — or market protection dressed as conservation?
#EUFisheries
The real questions nobody in the sector wants amplified:
• Can SEG be independent while funded by DUPAN?
• Can certification stop illegal eel from blending into legal supply?
• Is this conservation — or market protection dressed as conservation?
#EUFisheries
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
8/9
The real questions nobody in the sector wants amplified:
• Can SEG be independent while funded by DUPAN?
• Can certification stop illegal eel from blending into legal supply?
• Is this conservation — or market protection dressed as conservation?
#EUFisheries
The real questions nobody in the sector wants amplified:
• Can SEG be independent while funded by DUPAN?
• Can certification stop illegal eel from blending into legal supply?
• Is this conservation — or market protection dressed as conservation?
#EUFisheries
4/7
SEG blocks audited, non-commercial eel restocking in the Baltic lagoons.
Why?
No profit, no support.
So much for “science-led recovery.”
#BalticEels #EelRecovery #EUFisheries @DefraGovUK @BBCRadio4 #Greenwashing
SEG blocks audited, non-commercial eel restocking in the Baltic lagoons.
Why?
No profit, no support.
So much for “science-led recovery.”
#BalticEels #EelRecovery #EUFisheries @DefraGovUK @BBCRadio4 #Greenwashing
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
4/7
SEG blocks audited, non-commercial eel restocking in the Baltic lagoons.
Why?
No profit, no support.
So much for “science-led recovery.”
#BalticEels #EelRecovery #EUFisheries @DefraGovUK @BBCRadio4 #Greenwashing
SEG blocks audited, non-commercial eel restocking in the Baltic lagoons.
Why?
No profit, no support.
So much for “science-led recovery.”
#BalticEels #EelRecovery #EUFisheries @DefraGovUK @BBCRadio4 #Greenwashing
2/7
The Eel Stewardship Fund (ESF) is a levy on every eel eaten.
They say it funds “restocking” & “research.”
Translation?
The more you consume, the more you “conserve.”
That’s not science. That’s marketing.
#Greenwashing #EUFisheries #EelCrisis
The Eel Stewardship Fund (ESF) is a levy on every eel eaten.
They say it funds “restocking” & “research.”
Translation?
The more you consume, the more you “conserve.”
That’s not science. That’s marketing.
#Greenwashing #EUFisheries #EelCrisis
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
2/7
The Eel Stewardship Fund (ESF) is a levy on every eel eaten.
They say it funds “restocking” & “research.”
Translation?
The more you consume, the more you “conserve.”
That’s not science. That’s marketing.
#Greenwashing #EUFisheries #EelCrisis
The Eel Stewardship Fund (ESF) is a levy on every eel eaten.
They say it funds “restocking” & “research.”
Translation?
The more you consume, the more you “conserve.”
That’s not science. That’s marketing.
#Greenwashing #EUFisheries #EelCrisis
The Eel Stewardship Fund (ESF) = a levy on every eel eaten.
Money goes to “restocking” & “research.”
Translation: the more you consume, the more you “conserve.”
That’s not science. That’s marketing.
#Greenwashing #EUFisheries @CITES
Money goes to “restocking” & “research.”
Translation: the more you consume, the more you “conserve.”
That’s not science. That’s marketing.
#Greenwashing #EUFisheries @CITES
October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Eel Stewardship Fund (ESF) = a levy on every eel eaten.
Money goes to “restocking” & “research.”
Translation: the more you consume, the more you “conserve.”
That’s not science. That’s marketing.
#Greenwashing #EUFisheries @CITES
Money goes to “restocking” & “research.”
Translation: the more you consume, the more you “conserve.”
That’s not science. That’s marketing.
#Greenwashing #EUFisheries @CITES
🚨 New coalition launches to defend Europe’s seas through the courts
11 environmental NGOs have come together to launch the #MPA Legal Coalition to ensure that Europe's marine protection laws are enforced.
Find out more!👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUBiodiversity #EUFisheries #BottomTrawling
11 environmental NGOs have come together to launch the #MPA Legal Coalition to ensure that Europe's marine protection laws are enforced.
Find out more!👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUBiodiversity #EUFisheries #BottomTrawling
July 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
🚨 New coalition launches to defend Europe’s seas through the courts
11 environmental NGOs have come together to launch the #MPA Legal Coalition to ensure that Europe's marine protection laws are enforced.
Find out more!👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUBiodiversity #EUFisheries #BottomTrawling
11 environmental NGOs have come together to launch the #MPA Legal Coalition to ensure that Europe's marine protection laws are enforced.
Find out more!👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUBiodiversity #EUFisheries #BottomTrawling
📢 Today marks the EU #EndOfFishDay, the day when Europe has exhausted its domestic seafood for 2026 & start depending on imports. We must align seafood consumption with what the ocean can provide.
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUFisheries #EndOverfishing #RethinkFisheries #PressRelease
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#EUFisheries #EndOverfishing #RethinkFisheries #PressRelease
May 19, 2026 at 9:06 AM
📢 Today marks the EU #EndOfFishDay, the day when Europe has exhausted its domestic seafood for 2026 & start depending on imports. We must align seafood consumption with what the ocean can provide.
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUFisheries #EndOverfishing #RethinkFisheries #PressRelease
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EUFisheries #EndOverfishing #RethinkFisheries #PressRelease
Without the Habitats Directive, marine mammals, countless species, and #Natura2000 habitats are left defenseless.
We have to protect the laws that protect #OurOcean!
Tell the EU now: #HandsOffNature and ✍️sign here handsoffnature.eu #EUFisheries #MPAs #EUBiodiversity
We have to protect the laws that protect #OurOcean!
Tell the EU now: #HandsOffNature and ✍️sign here handsoffnature.eu #EUFisheries #MPAs #EUBiodiversity
May 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Without the Habitats Directive, marine mammals, countless species, and #Natura2000 habitats are left defenseless.
We have to protect the laws that protect #OurOcean!
Tell the EU now: #HandsOffNature and ✍️sign here handsoffnature.eu #EUFisheries #MPAs #EUBiodiversity
We have to protect the laws that protect #OurOcean!
Tell the EU now: #HandsOffNature and ✍️sign here handsoffnature.eu #EUFisheries #MPAs #EUBiodiversity
📢New study reveals that #BottomTrawling catches ~3000 species, incl threatened ones.🐡Yet it continues in #MPAs. This must end. #MPAs are meant to safeguard marine species, #BottomTrawling does the exact opposite.
#ProtectedMeansProtected news.mongabay.com/short-articl... #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
#ProtectedMeansProtected news.mongabay.com/short-articl... #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones
How many marine fish species do bottom trawls catch? Researchers now have a list, and it’s long, running to some 3,000 species, according to a recent study. Bottom trawling is a commercially popular, ...
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May 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM
📢New study reveals that #BottomTrawling catches ~3000 species, incl threatened ones.🐡Yet it continues in #MPAs. This must end. #MPAs are meant to safeguard marine species, #BottomTrawling does the exact opposite.
#ProtectedMeansProtected news.mongabay.com/short-articl... #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
#ProtectedMeansProtected news.mongabay.com/short-articl... #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
The EC's evaluation on #CFP is out!
1⃣law is sound
2⃣Implementation is failing
What we need is implementation! The Vision for fair, low-impact fisheries helps to embrace long-term sustainability. Read our #PressRelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
1⃣law is sound
2⃣Implementation is failing
What we need is implementation! The Vision for fair, low-impact fisheries helps to embrace long-term sustainability. Read our #PressRelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
April 30, 2026 at 10:58 AM
The EC's evaluation on #CFP is out!
1⃣law is sound
2⃣Implementation is failing
What we need is implementation! The Vision for fair, low-impact fisheries helps to embrace long-term sustainability. Read our #PressRelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
1⃣law is sound
2⃣Implementation is failing
What we need is implementation! The Vision for fair, low-impact fisheries helps to embrace long-term sustainability. Read our #PressRelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
Catching unwanted fish & dumping them back into the sea weaken the whole ecosystem.
We call on #AGRIFISH Ministers & Commissioner Kadis to prevent this by fully implementing the #CFP with ecosystem-based approach & selective fishing. #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries seas-at-risk.org/publications...
We call on #AGRIFISH Ministers & Commissioner Kadis to prevent this by fully implementing the #CFP with ecosystem-based approach & selective fishing. #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries seas-at-risk.org/publications...
April 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Catching unwanted fish & dumping them back into the sea weaken the whole ecosystem.
We call on #AGRIFISH Ministers & Commissioner Kadis to prevent this by fully implementing the #CFP with ecosystem-based approach & selective fishing. #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries seas-at-risk.org/publications...
We call on #AGRIFISH Ministers & Commissioner Kadis to prevent this by fully implementing the #CFP with ecosystem-based approach & selective fishing. #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries seas-at-risk.org/publications...
Poor implementation of the #CFP continues to harm low-impact fishers. Quotas are required to be allocated using envi & social criteria. Yet large vessels still take the biggest share. It's time Member States fully implement the #CFP! #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries 🌊
seas-at-risk.org/publications...
seas-at-risk.org/publications...
April 17, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Poor implementation of the #CFP continues to harm low-impact fishers. Quotas are required to be allocated using envi & social criteria. Yet large vessels still take the biggest share. It's time Member States fully implement the #CFP! #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries 🌊
seas-at-risk.org/publications...
seas-at-risk.org/publications...
🌊 Small-scale fishers in the Med warn that fish populations are declining. 🐟
We don’t need a new law, we need to properly implement the rules of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy. ⚖️
#RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanPact #CFP #AGRIFISH
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
We don’t need a new law, we need to properly implement the rules of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy. ⚖️
#RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanPact #CFP #AGRIFISH
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
March 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
🌊 Small-scale fishers in the Med warn that fish populations are declining. 🐟
We don’t need a new law, we need to properly implement the rules of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy. ⚖️
#RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanPact #CFP #AGRIFISH
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
We don’t need a new law, we need to properly implement the rules of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy. ⚖️
#RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanPact #CFP #AGRIFISH
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...