Disposable containers and packaging for takeaway food and drink are also among the most commonly found plastics in Danish nature.2 In Denmark, around 300 million single-use plastic cups and 150 million single-use plastic food boxes are used every year. 3 The number of disposable coffee cups alone is estimated at 130 million annually.4 A significant … Read more
In January 2018, the EU introduced a more stringent legal framework for the control of EU vessels fishing in non-EU waters, in the form of the EU Regulation on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets (SMEFF Regulation),1 which replaced and repealed the Fishing Authorisation Regulation (FAR).2 The new regulation addressed loopholes in transparency and … Read more
The European Union’s Regulation establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a world-leading legal instrument designed to stop the flow of IUU-caught fish entering the EU market. One key component of the so-called ‘IUU Regulation’ is the EU’s cooperation and ongoing dialogues with third countries, through … Read more
The One Ocean Summit presents a unique opportunity to strengthen cross-national collaboration to tackle illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. As a coalition of organizations working on environmental and human rights issues, we call upon the main market States; EU, US, and Japan at this One Ocean Summit to jointly work together to combat IUU … Read more
Summary Spain has an extensive network of marine protected areas covering more than 13% of its marine surface area. These areas have been designated to protect very rich and varied biodiversity, but their management is inadequate. In most of these areas, which form part of the Natura 2000 network, the status of the habitats and … Read more
Executive Summary The EU has set out strong objectives for marine protection in its waters. This began with the adoption of the Habitats Directive in 1992 and has been continually re-emphasised in later policy outlines, the latest being the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy which sets a target of protecting 30% of the marine habitat with 10% … Read more
NGO signatories of this document wish to present our recommendations on the setting of fishing opportunities for 2022. Our intent is to assist the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the Member States in making decisions on fishing opportunities that finally end overfishing, significantly contribute to restoring and/or maintaining all fish stocks above … Read more
The Cabliers Coral Mound Province is located in the Southern Alboran Sea (GSA 3 and 4 – see Figure 1). It comprises several elongated ridge-like mounds mainly composed of cold-water corals (CWC). The seamount here, a volcanic outcrop that extends for 25 km with depths ranging from 250-710 m, currently hosts one of the densest … Read more
Executive Summary Danes use large quantities of single-use packaging for takeaway food and beverages. One of the most striking examples concerns single-use coffee cups. A survey carried out for Oceana by KantarGallup estimates that Danes use around 130 million single-use cups each year for coffee alone. Single-use cups are one of the top ten items … Read more
1. Introduction In October 2021, EU fisheries ministers will agree on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2022. As the deadline to end overfishing by 2020 at the latest as legally prescribed by Article 2(2) of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)1 has passed, all fishing limits must be in line with sustainable exploitation rates. … Read more
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