Films
Victor Vescovo: deep-sea mining is "simply not a good investment"
Ocean explorer and private equity investor Victor Vescovo explains the financial risks of investing in deep-sea mining, and the increasing redundancy of minerals extracted from the deep ocean.
Burning paradise: how the EU is fuelling the Pantanal's demise
EU supply chains are directly driving the destruction of the Pantanal, one of the world's largest wetlands. Expanding anti-deforestation legislation could protect it.
Comment le chalutage de fond précipite l'effondrement de la pêche artisanale au Sénégal
Les pratiques de pêche destructrices de l'environnement et non durables pratiquées par la flotte chalutière aggravent la crise du secteur de la pêche artisanale au Sénégal.
At the tipping point: how bottom trawling is precipitating the collapse of Senegal’s artisanal fisheries
Artisanal fishing communities are the beating heart of Senegal’s fisheries sector. Yet they are under threat from severe declines in fish populations, driven in part by overfishing by the bottom trawl industry.
The risk of sleepwalking into deep-sea disaster is at hand, say government officials
13th July, 2023The risk of sleepwalking into deep-sea disaster is at hand, say government officials
More and more states are coming forward and calling for a stop to the rush towards deep-sea mining, including France and Germany. Sebastian Unger, Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for the Ocean, and Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, the French Ambassador for the Poles and Maritime Issues, tell us why deep-sea mining poses a grave threat to this pristine marine ecosystem.
A manifesto for our ocean
Our ocean is the blue beating heart of our planet, but we are putting this irreplaceable ecosystem under extreme pressure. In this film, we lay out a roadmap for the protection of the ocean, providing clear policy recommendations to save our seas and safeguard our future.
Illegal bottom trawling in the Mediterranean: A threat to marine life and livelihoods in Tunisia
Kiss trawling - a form of illegal bottom trawling - is devastating the marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Gabès in Tunisia and the livelihoods of local fishers who depend on them. This film explains why it must be ended, swiftly and fairly.
Together we are strong: Liberia's fishmongers building fairer fisheries
“Together we are strong” follows the election runs of three women in Liberia as they campaign for leadership positions in the Buchanan CMA. Shoulder to shoulder with their fellow VSLA members, these women are speaking up, determined to have a say in how the resources that underpin their livelihoods are managed.
Reports
Deutschland als Vorreiter beim Schutz der Meere – Empfehlungen für die nächste Legislaturperiode: Um unsere Zukunft zu sichern, müssen wir dafür sorgen, dass sich unsere Meere erholen und weiter gedeihen können. Dieses Kurzbriefing zeigt auf, wie die neue Bundesregierung in wichtigen Bereichen handeln kann, um unsere Meere und die Menschen, die von ihnen abhängig sind, zu schützen.
Um unsere Zukunft zu sichern, müssen wir dafür sorgen, dass sich unsere Meere erholen und weiter gedeihen können. Dieses Kurzbriefing zeigt auf, wie die neue Bundesregierung in wichtigen Bereichen handeln kann, um unsere Meere und die Menschen, die von ihnen abhängig sind, zu schützen.
From Commitments to Action: A vision for the European Ocean Pact: The ocean is increasingly under threat from destructive and illegal practices, both within and beyond Europe. The EU has the necessary tools to protect the ocean from these threats, but they are not fully implemented or enforced. The European Ocean Pact must outline actions to ensure the effective implementation of EU laws aimed at combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and protecting marine biodiversity, while preventing emerging threats such as deep-sea mining.
The ocean is increasingly under threat from destructive and illegal practices, both within and beyond Europe. The EU has the necessary tools to protect the ocean from these threats, but they are not fully implemented or enforced.
The European Ocean Pact must outline actions to ensure the effective implementation of EU laws aimed at combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and protecting marine biodiversity, while preventing emerging threats such as deep-sea mining.
Trapped at sea: exposing North Korean forced labour on China’s Indian Ocean tuna fleet: This briefing finds that a fleet of Chinese tuna fishing vessels operating in the Indian Ocean reportedly used North Koreans as crew between 2019 and 2024, likely violating UN sanctions. Many were apparently subjected to abuses, including being trapped at sea for up to a decade, on vessels involved in illegal fishing and the killing of dolphins.
This briefing finds that a fleet of Chinese tuna fishing vessels operating in the Indian Ocean reportedly used North Koreans as crew between 2019 and 2024, likely violating UN sanctions. Many were apparently subjected to abuses, including being trapped at sea for up to a decade, on vessels involved in illegal fishing and the killing of dolphins.
Lettre ouverte au Président de la République: Dans cette lettre ouverte, les membres de la campagne Protect Our Catch, dont le EJF, appellent le président Emmanuel Macron à agir pour mettre fin au chalutage de fond dans les AMP françaises.
Dans cette lettre ouverte, les membres de la campagne Protect Our Catch, dont le EJF, appellent le président Emmanuel Macron à agir pour mettre fin au chalutage de fond dans les AMP françaises.
Open Letter: President Emmanuel Macron: In this open letter, members of the Protect Our Catch campaign, including EJF, call on President Emmanuel Macron to take action to end bottom trawling in French MPAs.
In this open letter, members of the Protect Our Catch campaign, including EJF, call on President Emmanuel Macron to take action to end bottom trawling in French MPAs.
Lettre ouverte au Commissaire européen chargé de la pêche et des océans, Costas Kadis: Dans cette lettre ouverte, les membres de la campagne Protect Our Catch, dont le EJF, demandent au commissaire européen chargé de la pêche et des océans, Costas Kadis, de prendre des mesures pour mettre fin au chalutage de fond dans les AMP de l'UE.
Dans cette lettre ouverte, les membres de la campagne Protect Our Catch, dont le EJF, demandent au commissaire européen chargé de la pêche et des océans, Costas Kadis, de prendre des mesures pour mettre fin au chalutage de fond dans les AMP de l'UE.