NEW report shows most western Mediterranean trawlers are barely profitable due to overfishing & fleet overcapacity.

We call on 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹 to reduce the number of trawlers, rebuild fish populations, & support a transition to sustainable fishing. #WestMedMAP

➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...

Despite the 2025 deadline to #EndOverfishing under the #WestMedMAP, illicit hake sales continue in Italy.

We call on Italy, Spain, France & @ec.europa.eu to:
✅Strengthen enforcement
✅Improve fishing selectivity
✅Protect nursery areas
✅Increase consumer awareness

#SaveTheHake

The European hake is a reminder that rebuilding fish populations is a long-term commitment. Its recovery is a slow and complex process.

The #WestMedMAP is addressing this challenge, but it will only work if we give it time, implement the measures effectively and stay the course.

Hake is under great pressure from overfishing and needs action to be protected and recovered.

The Western Mediterranean already has a recovery plan in place through the #WestMedMAP. Its success won't depend on rewriting the rules, but on delivering the commitments already made.

Oceana is seeking a consultant to assess the economic impact of the #WestMedMap on French, Italian, and Spanish fishing fleets.

📅 Project duration: April – December 2025
📌 Deadline to apply: 21 March 2025

Learn more⤵️

Projet d’arrêté portant nouvelles zones de fermetures spatio-temporelles en mer Méditerranée pour certains chalutiers 🇫🇷 #pêche #GolfeduLion #AGRIFISH #WestMedMAP

👉 www.consultations-publiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/projet-d-arr...