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Conservation groups criticise deal. Ministers responsible for fisheries have attracted stinging criticism from conservation groups after increasing many of the fishing quotas...

Report accuses Spain of serious non-compliance, while Damanaki says allegations are being investigated. The first round of European Parliament discussions of the EU's...

Greenpeace claims authorities complicit in abuse of subsidies and waste The Spanish fishing industry is guilty of abuse, illegal activity and waste, according to...

The Commission presents its proposals for restraint that may save the fishing industry – and fish – from destructio Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for...

Commission to unveil plans for fisheries reform; transferable fishing rights would be extended. Maria Damanaki, the European Commissioner for fisheries, will next week...

With 85% of fish stocks over-exploited, how can fisheries recover? Here are some options. Many people know that oceans cover more than 70% of the world's surface, and that...

Greater consumption of fish and exhausted European stocks mean that the EU has to look outside its waters to satisfy demand. The custom of “Fish Fridays” might have...

Commission to set out reform of fishing rules. Giving fishing crews guaranteed rights to catch fish will make the industry more responsible and profitable, the European...

Fisheries commissioner to tell national fishing control inspectors to enforce new controls. Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for fisheries and maritime affairs,...

National governments opposed to Commission proposal to cut quotas The European Commission is facing strong opposition from national governments to reducing fishing quotas...

Maria Damanaki talks about the challenges she faces in reforming Europe's Common Fisheries Policy. When Maria Damanaki thinks of the task she faces in reforming EU fisheries...

The debate about discards has become hopelessly entangled. We should consider an option championed by Norway. The practice of discarding fish has long been described as one...

No need for radical change? The fishing industry and conservationists beg to differ. The talk in the corridors of Brussels is that member states are backing away from their...

European Commission reports decline in number of species at grave risk. The number of fish species in European waters that have reached dangerously low levels has fallen...

Transparency campaigners claim vessels guilty of breaching fisheries laws are still receiving EU money. Subsidies from the European Union are contributing to illegal...

EU fishermen are now able to resume fishing in Norwegian waters. The EU and Norway today reached a deal on the management of fisheries this year and, separately, concluded a...

Fisheries ministers are to meet on Monday (14 December) to hammer out a deal on fishing quotas for 2010. The annual quota negotiations used to be a marathon end-of-year...

EU states should back a Dutch, German and UK proposal to end discards in the North Sea. In the article “Mackerel migration causes row” (12-18 November), you pointed out...

Member states should back the Commission and ban the trade in bluefin tuna. The European Commission's decision to propose adding bluefin tuna to the list of endangered...

Europe's fisheries policy is a showcase for mismanagement, characterised by disregard for science and sustainability. Europe's role in the demise of stocks of iconic marine...