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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Legal action is targeting Italy over weak marine protection and destructive bottom trawling in protected waters

10th September 2026

Groups challenge Italy’s marine protection

10th September 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental law organisation ClientEarth has formally called on Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to take urgent action to tackle the continued incidental capture of dolphins, porpoises and whales in Atlantic fisheries.

23rd July 2026

Spain urged to curb bycatch

23rd July 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Coalition for Fisheries Transparency (CFT) has called on parliamentarians to place fisheries transparency at the centre of efforts to build a sustainable future for the UK fishing industry.

12th June 2026

Transparency push targets illegal fishing

12th June 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A lack of transparency over the ownership of commercial fishing vessels operating in UK waters is creating significant risks for fisheries governance, according to a new report published by environmental law organisation…

4th June 2026

Ownership gap raises fisheries concerns

4th June 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental organisations have taken the Dutch government to court over continued bottom trawling in the protected Dogger Bank area of the North Sea.

16th March 2026

Nature groups challenge Dutch trawling

16th March 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

ClientEarth and Oceana have taken the Spanish government back to court, accusing it of routinely permitting bottom trawling inside marine protected areas (MPAs) in breach of national and EU laws.

20th November 2025

Spain sued over MPA trawling

20th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With the United Kingdom pledging to ban bottom trawling in 41 marine protected areas (MPAs) at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, and France proposing restrictions in fewer MPAs,…

11th June 2025

Lawyers call for enforcement after UK and France vow to ban bottom trawling in protected areas

11th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

EU leaders are under fire as a new legal complaint targets bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) ahead of the UN Ocean Conference.

3rd June 2025

EU faces legal heat over bottom trawling

3rd June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental NGOs have praised the Danish government’s proposal to ban bottom trawling in over 17% of its waters.

5th February 2025

NGOs praise Danish trawl ban

5th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In a groundbreaking move for marine conservation, Sweden has taken the first steps towards a potential ban on bottom trawling in its marine protected areas (MPA), a decision that has been widely…

24th January 2025

NGOs hail Swedish trawling ban

24th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental NGOs are filing a legal challenge against the Dutch government over the ongoing practice of bottom trawling in the Dogger Bank, a vital marine protected area (MPA) in the North Sea.

9th January 2025

Netherlands sued over Dogger Bank trawling

9th January 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Transitioning to an EU fisheries sector that decarbonises and shifts practices toward lower energy-intensity and lower impacts on depleted fish populations and the ocean is crucial for achieving climate objectives, ensuring the…

3rd December 2024

New EU Commissioners urged to end fisheries’ fossil fuel subsidies

3rd December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental NGOs Oceana and ClientEarth are filing legal action against the Spanish government after finding that bottom trawling is taking place in many MPAs in Spain, which they maintain violates EU and…

29th October 2024

Legal action launched against Spain for bottom trawling

29th October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Scientists, former MEPs, NGOs and artisanal fishers have urged the European Commission to deliver a long-promised roadmap for the energy transition in the EU fisheries sector.

3rd October 2024

Urgent call for European fisheries roadmap

3rd October 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

With Ocean Week (30 September to 4 October 2024) taking centre stage in Brussels, 138 organisations have called on the newly-elected EU institutions to take a series of bold measures to stop…

1st October 2024

EU Ocean Week: Leaders urged to prioritise ocean health

1st October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental NGOs BLOOM and ClientEarth are taking legal action against the French government for failing to comply with EU conservation laws that ban trawling in marine protected areas (MPA) in the Mediterranean.

30th September 2024

NGOs sue France over MPA failures

30th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A duo of environmental NGOs is taking legal action against the French government over its alleged flouting of EU law.

29th May 2024

NGOs slam France for flouting EU fishing ban

29th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A major court case has ended with the Netherlands acknowledging it is likely fraud is likely happening across its entire fisheries sector. The admission came in a ruling from the Hague Administrative Court…

5th December 2023

Netherlands admits widespread fisheries fraud ‘likely’

5th December 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The decision by Mediterranean states to create a sanction system that will empower the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to take action against countries which continue overfishing or illegal fishing…

13th November 2023

NGOs welcome Mediterranean fisheries sanctions system

13th November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With officials from Mediterranean countries gathering for the latest General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) annual session in Croatia (6-10 November 2023), NGOs are urging the adoption of a system of…

6th November 2023

Call for increased Med fisheries conservation

6th November 2023