Stop Bankrupting Our Oceans
All aboard for sustainable fisheries!
Since the beginning of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform process in 2009, WWF has been campaigning for urgent and ambitious reform that supports healthy oceans and secures a flourishing fisheries sector in Europe.
Hundreds and thousands of people have taken action and helped us campaign for better fishing laws. Fishermen, processors, retailers and chefs across Europe all want healthy oceans.
In February 2013, the European Parliament voted almost 5 to 1 in favour of healthy oceans and sustainable fishing. And in May, Parliament reached an agreement with Fisheries Ministers on the CFP reform package.
While not perfect, for the first time ever, Europe’s fishing laws will support the recovery of fish stocks and could finally end overfishing.
Reform also delivered increased transparency, stakeholder participation, regionalisation, and sustainable fishing partnership with non EU countries.
This could not have happened without your support. The reform shows what we can achieve through citizen power. You and hundreds of thousands of others across Europe told our politicians to stop bankrupting our oceans – and they listened.
Thank you.
We will continue to campaign on fisheries and marine conservation to ensure that the new policy is properly implemented. The next step is to ensure the revised European Marine and Fisheries Fund supports healthy oceans.
As we continue to campaign, we will need your support again. If you’d like to remain involved, please check back here regularly for campaign updates.
In February 2013, the European Parliament voted almost 5 to 1 in favour of healthy oceans and sustainable fishing. And in May, Parliament reached an agreement with Fisheries Ministers on the CFP reform package.
While not perfect, for the first time ever, Europe’s fishing laws will support the recovery of fish stocks and could finally end overfishing.
Reform also delivered increased transparency, stakeholder participation, regionalisation, and sustainable fishing partnership with non EU countries.
This could not have happened without your support. The reform shows what we can achieve through citizen power. You and hundreds of thousands of others across Europe told our politicians to stop bankrupting our oceans – and they listened.
Thank you.
We will continue to campaign on fisheries and marine conservation to ensure that the new policy is properly implemented. The next step is to ensure the revised European Marine and Fisheries Fund supports healthy oceans.
As we continue to campaign, we will need your support again. If you’d like to remain involved, please check back here regularly for campaign updates.
Stop Bankrupting our Oceans
CONTACTS
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Roberto Ferrigno
Common Fisheries Policy Project Coordinator
WWF European Policy Office
+32 2 743 88 11
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LATEST POSITION PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS
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WWF Analysis: Recovery of European fish stocks and the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
New scientific analysis from environmental organisation WWF reveals recovery of European fish stocks will take more than 100 years under current proposals by EU Fisheries Ministers.
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WWF Fish Campaign newsletter - May 2013
As part of WWF's campaign for a future sustainable Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), we have created a newsletter aimed at raising awareness of our campaign activity and to inform stakeholders and ...