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Time to Cut Through the Rhetoric By Protecting the Ocean’s Carbon Engineers
By working with the European Commission and member state governments, civil society must cut through the thick layers of rhetoric to deliver for the ocean, its engineers, fisheries and communities....
Fish are Carbon Engineers – Sending the Message to COP27 & the EU
Every fish that swims through the ocean is a carbon engineer. Our Fish has taken this idea to the EU & COP27 to plant it in policymaker's brains.
3,400 Europeans Sign Artwork Calling On European Commissioners to Save the Ocean and Climate
On Monday, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius received a framed picture by acclaimed Spanish street artists Boa Mistura, signed by over 3,400 EU citizens,...
A giant colourful pop-up book depicting the devastation caused by destructive bottom trawling - and how the marine environment thrives in its absence - was delivered to European Union (EU)...
Stunning Mural Delivers Ocean & Climate Action Message in European Commissioner’s Hometown
Our Fish today presented a stunning mural, “Heartbeat of the Ocean”, painted on a nine-floor apartment building in Vilnius, Lithuania by the world-renowned team of Spanish artists Boa Mistura, to...
Globally Acclaimed Artists Boa Mistura Begin Ocean-Climate-Action Mural in Vilnius, Lithuania
The world-renowned team of Spanish artists Boa Mistura is this week creating a reminder of how important healthy oceans are to our wellbeing, by creating a huge mural in Vilnius,...
From 2017-2023, Our Fish worked to end overfishing and restore a healthy ocean ecosystem.
By collaborating with others, and deploying robust evidence, Our Fish called for an end to overfishing as a critical and significant action to address the biodiversity and climate crisis.
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If Ireland is to fulfil its climate and biodiversity commitments and obligations, and in doing so ensure viable fisheries in the future, it is essential to consider the long-term impacts...
Empowering EU Fisheries Policy to Restore Marine Health, Tackle Climate Change and Create Jobs
The report, authored Vertigo Lab and commissioned by the Our Fish campaign, Empowering EU Fisheries Policy to Restore Marine Health, Tackle Climate Change and Create Jobs, finds that “the reallocation...
Report: Better Use of Public Money: the End of Fuel Subsidies for the EU Fishing Industry
The EU fishing fleet is exempted from paying fuel taxes; these fuel-tax exemptions are indirect capacity-enhancing subsidies. High fuel prices and taxation can incentivise faster decarbonisation of industries, hence such...