Ocean
Explainer: Are we witnessing the last generation of artisanal fishers?
Small-scale fisheries provide food and employment to millions of people all over the world.
But today the profession is at risk. Climate change, pollution and overfishing have caused catches to decrease.
And as fishers leave the profession, entire communities are affected.
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Ocean
How Europe helps tackle illegal fishing in the Western Indian Ocean
In partnership with the European Commission
The ample fish stocks of the Western Indian Ocean provide livelihoods to coastal communities. But this hard-to-control area has become a hotspot for illegal fishing that's now endangering the marine ecosystem.
Ocean
"When an ecosystem is disturbed, it gets unbalanced."
In partnership with the European Commission
Hundreds of non-indigenous species have invaded the Mediterranean Sea over the past few decades. Ocean speaks to Professor Costas Batargias from the University of Patras about the reasons behind this rising number of non-native species.
Ocean
“Microplastics are everywhere” researchers warn
In partnership with the European Commission
Recent studies revealed evidence of microscopic plastic particles in the internal organs and blood of "almost all people tested", raising new concerns about the potential impact of microplastics on human health — and on marine life.
Euronews Witness
"Nothing, there’s nothing": Senegal’s plummeting fish stocks drive migrant surge to Europe
In this edition of Witness, Euronews' Valerie Gauriat takes us to Senegal, to see how the depletion of fish stocks which they blame on chinese and european vessels, is prompting many young people to risk all to get to Europe.