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Left: Members of the European Parliament, Grace O’Sullivan (Greens/European Free Alliance) and Clara Aguilera (S&D) Right: Rob Pettit (Pelagic Data System), Jason Bryan (Archipelago), MEP Grace O’Sullivan, MEP Ska Keller, Sylvie Giraud (CLS), MEP Francisco Guerreiro. Ahead of a key negotiating meeting scheduled for 21 June, key MEPs and the EU Fisheries Control Coalition call on […]

This week members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will take part in a vote that will prove crucial to the future of our seas, and the communities who depend on them. This vote is to amend the Fisheries Control Regulation, the EU’s system for monitoring, inspection, and enforcement of fishing in EU waters and the EU fishing fleet’s global operations. The Control Regulation is key to enabling fishers, decision-makers, and civil society to count the fish taken from our seas, and to monitor the impact of fishing activities on fragile marine ecosystems. Any changes to this regulation should ...