Ahead of the 2021 AgriFish EU Council meeting, the EU and member states can no longer afford to ignore the crisis facing fisheries in the Western Mediterranean. With stocks chronically overfished, the future of fishing in these waters hangs in the balance. Chronic overfishing and continuing inaction Western Mediterranean fisheries… Continue Reading We need to act now for the future of Mediterranean fisheries
The Landing Obligation: what are the barriers to success?
From the start of 2019 fishers across the EU will need to comply with the Landing Obligation. Adopting more selective fishing gear is an affordable and effective way to do this. Continue Reading The Landing Obligation: what are the barriers to success?
New MINOUW research shows better selectivity boosts fish stocks and profits
From the start of 2019 fishers across the EU will need to comply with the Landing Obligation. Adopting more selective fishing gear is an affordable and effective way to do this. Continue Reading New MINOUW research shows better selectivity boosts fish stocks and profits
The EU must cut funding red tape to support fishers
From the start of 2019 fishers across the EU will need to comply with the Landing Obligation. Adopting more selective fishing gear is an affordable and effective way to do this. Continue Reading The EU must cut funding red tape to support fishers
Tried and tested: the 3 benefits of the ‘guarding net’
The ‘guarding net’ is a simple net modification for use in trammel net fisheries that greatly reduces bycatch. In multiple tests carried out by the MINOUW project it has proven to be a simple and effective solution to the problem of discards. Small scale fisheries need practical, affordable solutions As… Continue Reading Tried and tested: the 3 benefits of the ‘guarding net’
Better selectivity the key to reducing discards
Our research shows that using more selective fishing gear is the most effective method for reducing bycatch and discards, and one of the most cost-effective approaches for helping fishers to comply with the Landing Obligation.
Facing up to the Landing Obligation
With the full implementation of the Landing obligation in force from January 2019, fishers face a huge challenge to adapt. Promoting the adoption of affordable, more selective fishing gears would be a huge step in the right direction. The landing obligation – a huge change in European fisheries Introduced under… Continue Reading Facing up to the Landing Obligation