Who speaks for Britain?
Maria Damanaki, European fisheries commissioner There is a seminar to be held next week in London to discuss the nature of the European Union in the light of the ideas […]
Who speaks for Britain? Read More »
fishing policy
Tuna off the menu and onto the agenda
Environmentalists are angry about the decision by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) at the weekend to reduce the allowable catch next year from 22,000 to
Tuna off the menu and onto the agenda Read More »
Will Iceland join the EU?
The latest general election has seen the pro-European Social Democrat party come to power. Many years of rule by the Independence party are now over. During that time, Iceland was
Will Iceland join the EU? Read More »
EU fishing policy faces up to federal reality
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 24 April 2009 The problems of the European fishing industry are well-known. There are too many boats chasing too few fish. The ability of the fishing
EU fishing policy faces up to federal reality Read More »
EU fishing policy to become more federal
The blog has observed before the problems facing the fishing industry. The ability of the fishing fleets to catch fish has been outstripping the ability of the marine environment to
EU fishing policy to become more federal Read More »
Some facts about fishing
Apparently, there was a campaign launch today by the Taxpayers Alliance, protesting against the EU’s common fishing policy. There are a lot of things wrong with that policy, to be
Some facts about fishing Read More »
The EU’s roots are showing
Daily Telegraph environment correspondent Charles Clover reported last week on the failure of a bid by environmental pressure group WWF to overturn EU fishing policy in the courts. The complaint
The EU’s roots are showing Read More »
Britain: where did it all go wrong?
Daily Mail columnist Quentin Letts has published a list of the “50 people who buggered up Britain”, complaining about various aspects of modern life and the way things have changed.
Britain: where did it all go wrong? Read More »
Ethics
A British government consultation document on ethical trade in the food industry remarks that “the sourcing of fish from an unsustainable or sustainable source is as much an ethical issue
Fishing in the Pacific
Two things caught my eye in a report in the Financial Times today about the decline of fish stocks in the Pacific Ocean. (Read the report here.) The first is
Fishing in the Pacific Read More »