‘Sledgehammer to crack a nut’ says LIFE Commission proposals to revise and toughen up control and enforcement regulations have been slammed as ‘a sledgehammer to crack a nut’, reports Tim Oliver Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) says the proposals…
Small-scale fleets will be hit hard, warns LIFE MEPs and the EU Commission expressed polar opposite views on the landing obligation (LO) and choke species last month, reports Tim Oliver EU fisheries commissioner Karmenu Vella was uncompromising on the fact…
Calls for meetings with member state officials Opponents of electric pulse beam fishing have stepped up their campaign for a ban on the method, as negotiations in the EU on its future reach a critical point, reports Tim Oliver They…
A meeting has been called at Lowestoft on Friday 16 June, where fishermen can put questions to the MMO and fishermen’s leaders on anything from day-to-day fishing issues to Brexit, reports John Worrall. Above: Meeting convenor June Mummery of Lowestoft…
An international group representing European small-scale fishermen says ITQs should not form any part of EU fisheries management policy, reports Tim Oliver. Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) says ITQs are still on the EU management agenda despite having a…
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