EU Council of Ministers Urged to Take Decisions to Counter Baltic Sea Crisis
Brussels, 31 August 2020:- Responding to the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for Baltic Sea fishing limits for 2021, NGOs today called on EU Baltic…
Continue readingCommission takes legal action against France, Spain and Sweden to protect marine mammals
The European Commission has demanded today that France, Spain and Sweden take immediate action to prevent the needless deaths of dolphins and porpoises killed every year…
Continue readingJoint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2021
In October 2020, EU fisheries ministers will agree on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2021. As the deadline to end overfishing by 2020 at the…
Continue readingBaltic Sea Fish Stocks Remain in Crisis – NGOs Call for Closures of Herring and Cod stocks
Brussels, 29 May 2020:- Responding to today’s publication of annual scientific advice for EU fishing limits for…
Continue readingNGOs welcome scientists’ advice to halt bycatch of endangered Baltic Proper harbour porpoise
Scientists from the International Council for the Exploration (ICES) have published a landmark advice today, warning the European Commission that immediate action is…
Continue readingCCB joins the Surfrider Foundation Europe´s campaign #DrillingIsKilling
On the 20th of April 2010, the explosion of Deepwater Horizon, the deepest offshore oil platform, led…
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Call to action for the EU countries: 3 steps to restore our seas by 2020
Despite the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD, 2008), most EU countries are a long way off in achieving their targets to protect and restore our seas to healthy…
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