Ireland One of Worst Offenders for Overfishing, Says New Report
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Irish Times]By Kevin O'Sullivan - April 5, 2018
Ireland is one of the worst EU member states for overfishing in the Atlantic, and is undermining international efforts to restore fish stocks to sustainable levels, according to a report by the New Economics Foundation (NEF).
Ireland’s decision in late 2017 “to once again push for fishing quotas which ignore scientific advice is undermining efforts to end overfishing by 2020” under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), concluded the report’s author, senior NEF researcher Griffin Carpenter ...
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