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1. Mysteries of the deep January 27, 2011

Do the Commission's caterers have sustainable fishing in mind when they draw up their menus? The European Commission wants fishermen to stop catching endangered species of...

2. Green groups criticise tuna quota deal November 28, 2010

Fishing nations decide on a minimal reduction in quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna. Conservationists have denounced as “business-as-usual” an agreement on...

Green groups criticise tuna quota deal

3. Member states to reopen debate on bluefin tuna November 11, 2010

Tuna-fishing nations to meet in Paris next week. The member states of the European Union could reopen their long-running arguments over bluefin tuna on Friday (12 November),...

Member states to reopen debate on bluefin tuna

4. Call to cut back tuna permits October 21, 2010

Fisheries commissioner wants to scale back quotas on Mediterranean bluefin tuna. Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for fisheries, is to call for “a substantial...

Call to cut back tuna permits

5. End of the line October 7, 2010

Legal shenanigans over tuna. The European Commission will can an action in the European Court of Justice that it was going to bring against the Netherlands and the UK for...

End of the line

6. Tuna mix-up exposes lax controls on caterers July 29, 2010

Endangered fish on menu ‘in error' ; no sustainability criteria for restaurants. The menu in a European Commission restaurant was last week offering diners Atlantic...

Tuna mix-up exposes lax controls on caterers

7. Five member states in hot water over fishing rules June 24, 2010

Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for fisheries, has reprimanded five Mediterranean member states for failing to curb unsustainable fishing in the sea. The...

Five member states in hot water over fishing rules

8. Fewer European fish in danger May 17, 2010

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...

9. Member states face legal action over bluefin tuna vote April 29, 2010

The Netherlands and the UK could be fined for supporting stronger protection for endangered bluefin tuna than the EU. The European Commission is considering legal action...

10. While stocks last April 1, 2010

The EU has failed to secure greater protection for certain types of marine life at an international convention. Do endangered fish deserve the same protection as endangered...

While stocks last

11. Plans to restrict trade in marine species rejected March 26, 2010

EU-sponsored proposals fail to win support at international conference. The EU's ambition to restrict trade in endangered sharks and coral was rebuffed this week at an...

12. Bid to ban trade in bluefin tuna defeated March 18, 2010

EU fails to win enough support for ban at international conference. The EU has failed in its attempt to get trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna banned at an international...

Bid to ban trade in bluefin tuna defeated

13. Member states back bluefin tuna trade ban March 10, 2010

Decision comes ahead of international convention on endangered species. EU member states have agreed to support a trade ban in bluefin tuna from 2011, bringing an end...

Member states back bluefin tuna trade ban

14. Division over severity of ban on trade in tuna February 25, 2010

Commission resolves its differences but member states divided over exemptions. National governments will argue next week over the scope and severity of a proposed ban on...

Division over severity of ban on trade in tuna

15. Commission calls for bluefin tuna trade ban February 22, 2010

Proposal would ban industrial vessels from catching the at-risk species in the Mediterranean. The European Commission today called for a ban on trade in bluefin tuna from...

Commission calls for bluefin tuna trade ban

16. Commission to call for ban on trade in bluefin tuna February 18, 2010

The Commission decides to back a ban on trade in bluefin tune. The European Commission is set to throw its weight behind a near-total trade ban in bluefin tuna in a bid to...

Commission to call for ban on trade in bluefin tuna

17. Parliament backs ban on trade in bluefin tuna February 11, 2010

MEPs support international ban, but want compensation for fishermen. The European Parliament has backed proposals to ban the trade in bluefin tuna in a bid to prevent the...

Parliament backs ban on trade in bluefin tuna

18. Damanaki backs bluefin tuna trade ban February 11, 2010

New commissioner for fisheries supports restriction on trade in at-risk species. Maria Damanaki, the new European commissioner for fisheries and maritime affairs, is backing...

Damanaki backs bluefin tuna trade ban

19. Europe has a major say in where the wild things are February 4, 2010

The EU will have a powerful presence at an international meeting on protecting endangered species next month, but member states need to decide on their priorities. Europe...

Europe has a major say in where the wild things are

20. Commission still at war over tuna ban January 14, 2010

Barroso stays on sidelines as battle between the environment and fisheries commissioners forces delay. The battle over measures to conserve stocks of bluefin tuna in...

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