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Green News

The race to 30x30: How far behind are we on ocean protection?

A slew of commitments have been made at the UN Ocean Conference this week, with many governments using the opportunity to unveil new MPAs on the international stage.

13/06/2025

Green News

EU court upholds ban on deep-sea fishing in Atlantic

Experts say the ruling is likely to have a positive impact on other legal cases on bottom trawling happening across the EU.

12/06/2025

Green News

EU unveils Ocean Pact ahead of UN conference in France

The EU is hoping to position itself as a leader in marine protection ahead of a UN summit on preserving the world's oceans next week.

06/06/2025

Green News

EU faces new legal action over bottom trawling in protected areas

It is the latest in a stream of litigation from all corners of the EU over bottom trawling in protected zones.

03/06/2025

Green News

Investigation exposes the ‘sprawling empire’ of 5 Dutch fishing giants

Environmental campaigners say that governments have allowed a few supermajors to take “tentacular” ownership of the seas.

20/05/2025

Radio Schuman

Can the EU and UK turn the tide after years of bad blood?

The first official EU-UK talks since Brexit are set to take place in London today. How momentous is this meeting, and can the two parties recalibrate relations?

19/05/2025

Nature

The shrinking Caspian Sea could leave endangered seals in a tight spot

An area larger than Iceland is likely to dry up, even if the climate ‘only’ warms up by 2C. Here’s what that means in the Central Asian region.

11/04/2025

Green News

Economic cost of bottom trawling outweighs benefits, study finds

Ocean experts found that the economic costs mostly come from carbon emissions caused by churning up the seabed.

25/03/2025

Green News

NGOs take French government to court over destructive fishing practice

Two NGOs allege that bottom trawling is at odds with biodiversity conservation and France’s legal commitments to protecting marine ecosystems.

11/02/2025

Green News

Campaign groups urge French President and EU to end bottom trawling

There is growing public support for marine protection across Europe as 73 per cent of people support a ban on bottom trawling.

05/02/2025

World News

Euroviews. The EU’s fisheries crisis demands action now, not misplaced optimism

A prosperous future for fisheries is still within reach. This is the legacy policymakers must commit to today, not tomorrow. Closing our eyes to the realities of our situation leads nowhere, Pascale Moehrle and Dr Monica Verbeek write.

25/01/2025

Europe News

EU ministers reach compromise on fishing quotas for overfished Mediterranean

A delicate compromise has been struck to balance fishing activities and resource conservation in the Mediterranean, following intense negotiations that placed the sector under significant scrutiny.

11/12/2024

Spain

Spanish fishermen protest against EU fishing quotas

Thousands of Spanish fishermen gathered in protest of an EU proposal which would cut the number of days trawlers can be at sea from the current 130 to 27 or 28 days.

10/12/2024

Ocean

Are jellyfish taking over the ocean?

In partnership with the European Commission

Swarms of jellyfish near Mediterranean beaches were worrying local authorities and tourists during summer 2024. But are these animals increasing in numbers?

08/11/2024

Nutrition

High mercury levels in tuna present 'risk to public health' in Europe

French NGOs are raising the alarm about mercury concentration in canned tuna after an investigation found the metal in all samples taken.

29/10/2024

Nature

Portugal hopes to inspire the world with major new ocean protections

An estimated 190,000 small MPAs in coastal regions and 300 large MPAs are needed to reach the UN target of protecting 30% of oceans and land by 2030.

22/10/2024

Europe News

EU ministers set cautious Baltic fish quotas amid fear over Russian hauls

Fisheries ministers have agreed to maintain low fishing quotas for most fish stocks in the highly polluted Baltic Sea but concerns grow over the presence of Russian vessels, which might exploit the reduced opportunities for EU fishers.

22/10/2024

Green News

NGOs target new Commission with launch of ‘Blue Manifesto’

With a European Oceans Pact in the pipeline and a new Fisheries and Oceans Commissioner set to take office later this year, green groups have set out their demands for the next EU executive.

01/10/2024

Markets

How climate change is battering one of Norway's key commodity markets

Climate change is having an effect on one of Norway's most important commodity markets - the fishing sector. Euronews Business looks at what steps are being taken to protect it.

26/09/2024

Nature

Cats outnumber humans on this dreamy Japanese island

There are 100 cats in Tashirojima and only 50 humans.

27/05/2024