While the NGOs claim bottom trawling in MPAs is a violation of EU law, the practice has only been prohibited by a handful of member states at the national level. In 2024, Greece became the first EU ...

MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the increased emphasis on sustainability, catch traceability, and compliance in the modern Spanish fishing industry, satellite communication is undoubtedly making an ...

Evidence recovered during a search by New Zealand officials revealed a trove of photos showing illegal transshipments between a blacklisted vessel (left) and a vessel owned by a Vidal Armadores’ ...

More fish are moved across the docks of the Galician port of Vigo, heading for consumers’ plates, than in any other port in the world. Puertos del Estado Industry lobbyist Javier Garat speaks with the ...

Two environmental NGOs, ClientEarth and Oceana, have filed a lawsuit against the Spanish government, alleging failures to investigate and sanction Spanish-flagged vessels suspected of illegal fishing ...

Indonesia and Spain have signed an agreement that will see Spanish regulators recognize competency certification issued by Indonesia for Indonesian fishing vessel workers. The move is part of efforts ...

EJF, Oceana, Pew and WWF call on other countries to enact similar laws in order to fulfil the EU Regulation and punish offenders from all Member States Brussels, Belgium: The Environmental Justice ...

With a resounding crack, the line popped free from the release clip at the head of the port outrigger, and for a brief moment, a bow of slack line hung in the air until it snapped taught to the ...

Watching news of Senegalese migrants arriving on the Canary Islands stirs memories for Babou Diouf of the same perilous journey he undertook 17 years ago and his arduous path to his new home - Burela, ...

EU subsidies have been fuelling the overcapacity of Europe’s fishing fleets, according to new research by the Pew Environment Group, which found that almost half of EU fisheries funding goes to Spain.

I first read about trout fishing in Spain in The Sun Also Rises when I was 18 years old, already a passionate if ham-handed trout fisherman. In the decades since, I have been fortunate (and ...