Cod and haddock demand 'exceeds UK sea supply'

The UK would have run out of fish for the year by now if it relied on stocks from its own waters, a report suggests.

Überfischung durch EU-Fangflotten in der Kritik

Die Überfischung der Meere vor den Küsten der Entwicklungsländer durch Fangflotten der Europäischen Union muss nachhaltig bekämpft werden. Das hat der Evangelische Entwicklungsdienst (EED) am Dienstag im Rahmen der Europäischen Fischwochen von OCEAN2012.

UK Fish Stocks Low: Brits Rely On Imported Cod After Overfishing

Fish demand 'exceeds UK sea supply'

Domestic fish stocks can only meet demand for 233 days a year: report

A new report has revealed that current UK fish stocks can only meet domestic demand for fish for 233 days a year – meaning that 21 August is the last day UK residents can eat homegrown fish. To meet demand afterward, the UK imports cod and haddock from as far away as Iceland and China. 

Fish demand drains UK supplies

Demand for fish in the UK has already matched the supply its waters can produce for the year, leading to a reliance on imported cod and haddock.

UK's fish counters reliant on imports

The UK would run out of fish today if it were not for its reliance on imports from countries such as Iceland, Norway and even China, a think-tank has said.

"Auch Fische haben Saison"

Πολιτιστικές εκδηλώσεις στη Ζάκυνθο για τον τερματισμό της υπεραλίευσης

Εκδηλώσεις στο πλαίσιο των Ευρωπαϊκών Εβδομάδων Θαλασσών διοργανώνει το ΜΕDASSET σε συνεργασία με τον πολιτιστικό οργανισμό «Πλατύφορος», με τη συμμετοχή του Εθνικού Θαλάσσιου Πάρκου Ζακύνθου (ΕΘΠΖ) και την υποστήριξη του OCEAN2012.

Action Day for Healthy Fisheries

Overfishing of our oceans must be stopped in order to restore marine ecosystems. This is the message that associations are bringing to politicians and to the general public on the holiday island of Sylt (northern Germany) on August 21. The event takes place as part of the European Fish weeks, organized by the OCEAN2012 coalition, of which Slow Food is part.