Defend oceans
We are totally dependent on our oceans. But, we're damaging them on a scale unimaginable to most people. Destructive fishing, polluting industries and climate change are threatening the survival of whole marine ecosystems, as species are driven towards extinction as their habitats are destroyed.
Campaign updates
Caught out: major UK lobby plays smoke and mirrors with fishing reform
At a time when
we’re all concerned about what goes into our food, the phrase "it's not
what it says on the tin,” has never been more appropriate. Our
latest...
Three generations of fishermen and room full of MPs
This week we hosted a parliamentary reception for the Be a Fisherman's Friend campaign at Westminster. The event was well attended by MPs and journalists and...
At last, a victory for sustainable fishing
Yesterday morning in chilly Brussels I joined small scale
fishermen and Greenpeace campaigners who had travelled from all over Europe to
demonstrate together...
Recapturing the freedom of artisanal fishing
Being an artisanal fisherman is synonymous with freedom,
says Gwen Pennarun, from Saint Marine, Brittany. At least, it used to be.
Today, Gwen says, you have...
A euro-sceptic fisherman is converted
Phil
Lockley is a small-scale, artisanal fisherman from Cornwall. He works from one of the most
beautiful ‘rivers’ of Cornwall, the Helford River, as part of a...
