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United Kingdom

Brits could be battered by post-Brexit 'fish and chips price rise'

The price of fish and chips could go up if Britain leaves the European Union without securing a trade deal with Brussels, it’s been claimed.

15/05/2018

Europe News

Brexit: fishing industry faces choppy waters

Dutch fishing companies fear EU divorce will force them out of lucrative English waters

14/05/2018

United Kingdom

Brexit brings opportunity for UK fishing boom: report

If the UK switches to sustainable fishing, it could increase its catch by almost 30% over the next decade, according to new research.

10/04/2018

Senegal

Senegal's fishermen say European overfishing is crippling them

For Senegal’s fishing communities, work over the last few years has been sparse — and they blame overfishing by European and other foreign companies.

09/04/2018

World News

UK, Ireland top EU countries ignoring scientific advice on Atlantic fishing

“The risk of not following scientific advice is that the EU misses its 2020 deadline in the Common Fisheries Policy to bring down fishing pressure to what is sustainable,” the report’s author, Griffin Carpenter, told Euronews.

04/04/2018

Cinema

Pollution puts Faroe Islanders in the spotlight in new documentary

'The Islands and the Whales' sheds light on the battle between modern life and centuries-old traditions in the Faroe Islands.

30/03/2018

United Kingdom

Farage returns to Thames to make fisheries protest

Jacob Rees-Mogg and Tory Brexiteers launch protest over transition period but cry off boat trip after Tory whips get tough, leaving Nigel Farage to get his hands dirty, dumping fish in the river opposite Westminster.

21/03/2018

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No Comments of the week

We look back at some of the top videos from this week's No Comment section.

09/03/2018

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Ice fishing in France

It was finally cold enough for the much anticipated ice fishing season to launch in central France

06/03/2018

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Fishing boat rams bridge in Denmark

The vessel became stuck in ice and after the skipper was rescued drifted into the Aggersund Bridge

01/03/2018

Thailand

EU threats fail to end abuse of Thailand’s migrant fishermen: report

A new report by Human Rights Watch urges the EU to do more to bring an end to abuses in Thailand’s fishing industry.

23/01/2018

Economy

EU Parliament votes to ban electric pulse fishing

The amendment was passed by 402 votes to 232, with 40 abstentions, and called for a total ban on the use of electric current for fishing.

16/01/2018

Economy

EU Parliament to vote on future of ‘electric pulse fishing'

The European Commission has approved as "environmentally friendly" the controversial fishing technique, banned in much of the world, which is both praised and condemned by experts.

15/01/2018

World News

'Shot dead by Egyptian navy': Gaza fisherman buried

A funeral procession carried Abdullah Zidan's body through Gaza a day after he was allegedly shot dead by Egyptian naval forces.

13/01/2018