overfishing

New report revives ‘overfishing’ claims
20th September 2023
The UK fishing industry has been reacting to a report published last week by the international NGO Oceana claiming that five key UK stocks, including western mackerel and North Sea cod, are ‘overfished or critically low’. Recognising that ‘half of…
Oceana urges UK and EU to ‘end overfishing’ of shared stocks
29th July 2021
As negotiations between the EU and UK under the Specialised Committee on Fisheries got underway on 20 July, green NGO Oceana issued a call for ‘an end to the overfishing of severely overexploited fish stocks’ in European waters. The new…