The EU Common Fisheries Policy is delivering results for fishers and for nature - when well applied.

In the current context of uncertainty and unpredictability,  the Commission has a chance to provide regulatory certainty, and finally make full use of the existing legal framework.

What we need⬇️

As the @ec.europa.eu enters the closing stages of its evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy, these global experiences offer practical guidance on how the EU could reduce waste, improve data and safeguard fish populations for the future.

Watch the full webinar:
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While laws exist to reduce and outlaw discarding, the question of how to make them work in practice remains.

Across regions and governance systems, a consistent message emerged: discard bans work when they are embedded in a wider framework of prevention, monitoring, transparency and cooperation.

"Without urgent action, we are heading for disaster”, says Steve Trent, EJF CEO and Founder.

Now is the time for more transparency to hold perpetrators of at-sea abuses accountable and prevent the collapse of vital marine ecosystems.

Read the full investigation in “Bright lights, dim prospects” ⬇️

This surge in activity, as total fishing hours increased by 65% between 2019 and 2024, has been driven largely by the Chinese fleet.

The growing pressure on this keystone fishery and lack of regulation threatens ecosystem collapse and has left vulnerable crew on the fleet exposed to abuse.

Community-led restoration brings people, science, and policy together to achieve sustainable and just outcomes. Governments must now strengthen protections and enforce laws that stop deforestation before it starts.

Watch the full film 🔗 youtu.be/VwJMvRH95lM

Alongside Hen Mpoano, as a part of our Sustainable Oceans Project, our new short documentary, “Forests of Life: Ghana’s Sankofa Journey of Mangrove Restoration”, reveals how local action and stronger policy can revive these vital ecosystems.

However, they are under serious threat. Between 2000 and 2022, mangrove coverage in the country fell by almost 20%, with the Central Region suffering a devastating 66% decline.

This has weakened local fisheries, increased coastal vulnerability, and released stored carbon back into the atmosphere.

These are only some of the issues we’ve covered in our aim to secure people’s human rights to a secure environment.

Find out more about our work on our website: ejfoundation.org

Forced, bonded and slave labour have no place in our world, and it is up to us to expose and end these violations at sea. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af9R...

🚢 The rights of workers on board fishing vessels. Through interviews with crew on board China’s distant-water fleet, we have uncovered violent, abusive working conditions which often lead to sickness and even death at sea. ejfoundation.org/reports/trap...

There, they face overstretched facilities and a lack of food, water and medical services, all while still being exposed to intensifying weather. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m3l...

🌍 The rights of climate refugees, who have been left exposed to the worst impacts of a crisis they did not cause. Generations of Somali refugees have been forced from their homes by extreme weather, and many have left everything behind for Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.