MEPs call for trade sanctions in the fight to save mackerel stocks
16/04/2013
During a debate last night (15 April) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Pat the Cope Gallagher, ALDE spokesman on Fisheries called on the Fisheries Commissioner - Maria Damanaki to act immediately and without delay and...
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Council risks derailing fisheries reform - EP takes action
16/01/2013
Today, the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted to postpone by an overwhelming majority and for the second time, a report by Pat the Cope Gallagher on Technical Conservation Measures. The purpose of deferring the vote is to...
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CFP needs major reform if we still want fish on our menus
26/01/2011
"Sustainable fishing is not a feature of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy. Comprehensive and ambitious reforms are urgently needed if we still want to see fish on our menus in 10 years time," said Chris Davies, co-organiser of...
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