ClientEarth

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