EU Ban On Throwing Back Unwanted Fish Is Not Based On Evidence - And Doesn't Help
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 09:40
in Earth & Climate
Seabirds, marine mammals, seabed animals and other fish actually love human fishermen - because they throw back unwanted fish and that means free food with less work. New rules have been put in place by the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) bans throwing unwanted fish caught at sea back into the sea – it forces vessels to haul fish to land anyway, which is a waste of time and money. The new CFP took effect on 1 January 2014 and will phase out the discarding of fish entirely by 2019. read more