Europeans consumers can encourage good fishing practices

Europe’s fish stocks are in danger: 3 out of 4 stocks are overfished, specifically 82% of Mediterranean stocks and 63% of Atlantic ones. As a direct consequence of this overfishing, there are fewer and fewer fish in the sea and many European fishing fleets are not profitable. To address this, on 13 July the European Commission will publish the draft reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which will set out a new approach to the way we fish. This video, entitled « European consumers can encourage good fishing practices », accompanies the release of the draft reform and illustrates the role of consumers and businesses in helping to return fish stocks to health.