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
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...
Facilitating a fair future for fishing
This weekend, an unprecedented meeting took place in
Brussels. At first glance it might not seem like much of a big deal - a bunch of
fishermen from across...
Pole and line fishing – catching tuna one by one
Today I saw a tonne of tuna. Literally. I witnessed every
tuna landed on a pole and line fishing trip in the Maldives. It was a relatively
slow day, 1.3 tonnes...
