<p>The European Marine Programme office in Brussels is part of the Pew Environment Group’s ongoing work on ending global overfishing and reducing destruction of the world's oceans.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx As negotiations on the reform of the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy, or CFP, enter the final and decisive stage, more than 217 civil society groups are calling on EU fisheries ministers to support an end to overfishing and the speedy restoration of fish stocks. <br /> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:49:08 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899467820&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=European Marine Programme&WT.rss_a=217 Civil Society Groups Call on European Union Fisheries Ministers to End Overfishing&WT.z_contenttype=Report The European Union voted February 6 with an overwhelming majority to restore the fish stocks by 2020. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:35:37 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899449123&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=European Marine Programme&WT.rss_a=EU Parliament Votes to Restore Fish Stocks by 2020&WT.z_contenttype=Report After years of debate and procrastination, the European Parliament voted today to close major loopholes in the European Union’s ban on shark finning, the practice of slicing off a shark’s fins and discarding the body at sea. Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899432247&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=European Marine Programme&WT.rss_a=At Last: EU Parliament Votes for Stronger Shark Finning Ban&WT.z_contenttype=Summary A proposal to phase out destructive bottom trawling for deep-sea species positions Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki as a global defender of vulnerable ocean life. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899406271&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=European Marine Programme&WT.rss_a=EU Commission Makes History with Proposal to Phase Out Bottom Trawling for Deep-Sea Species&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease High time to recover the well-being of our seas and dependent fishing communities Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899397292&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=European Marine Programme&WT.rss_a=European Fish Weeks – End Overfishing or Fishing Will Be Over&WT.z_contenttype=Summary <p>Markus Knigge, adviser to the Pew Environment Group’s European Marine Programme and the OCEAN2012 coalition, issued the following statement today as the European Commission published its proposal for the next fisheries subsidies instrument, the European Fisheries and Maritime Fund.</p> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:45:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899367108&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=European Marine Programme&WT.rss_a=OCEAN2012 Calls EU Fisheries Subsidies 'Blind Spending'&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>A New York Times article on the European Commission's backing of a funding policy that leaves largely intact its substantial support for the fishing industry includes a quote by Markus Knigge, an adviser to the Pew Environment Group.</p> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899367022&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=European Marine Programme&WT.rss_a=E.U. Proposal for Fishing Industry Support Raises Eyebrows&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>Beginning June 4, the OCEAN2012 coalition will launch the second annual European Fish Week. More than 40 events throughout Europe and one in Africa will engage the public in calling for an effective reform of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).</p> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899360528&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=European Marine Programme&WT.rss_a=European Fisheries Must Go 'Back to the Future'&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>Uta Bellion, director of the Pew Environment Group’s European Marine Programme and OCEAN2012 coordinator, issued the following statement on the European Commission’s approach to end discards.</p> Tue, 03 May 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899359433&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=European Marine Programme&WT.rss_a=OCEAN2012 Welcomes Commission’s Desire to End Discards as Part of CFP Reform&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx