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Black cabs green future

Daniel Sinclair Taylor
Jan 20, 2011 | Posted by Daniel Sinclair Taylor in Health

photo: moff

Chefs move Europe

Jonathan Moore
Jan 14, 2011 | Posted by Jonathan Moore in Oceans

 

photo: www.fishfight.net

It's great to see that EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, has acknowledged the success of the Fishfight campaign.

Commissioner Damanaki, who was speaking at the sixth International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in London yesterday, said:

Solving discards

Jonathan Moore
Jan 14, 2011 | Posted by Jonathan Moore in Oceans


photo: www.fishfight.net

“...what would people think if, in farming...half the lambs that were going to slaughter were just chucked out on the side of the road so people could see them? There would be riots in the street...”

Richard Benyon (UK Fisheries Minister) to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on last night’s Fish Fight programme.

EU can help improve seafood labels

Tom Luk
Jan 10, 2011 | Posted by Tom Luk in Oceans



photo: spappy.jones

A speech in December by Maria Damanaki, EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, contained an interesting passage focussing on consumers’ role in protecting the oceans.