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EU Subsidises Companies Guilty of Illegal Fishing | IPS ipsnews.net
May 24, 2010
The European Union has for years been paying subsidies to the tune of one billion euro annually to industrial fishing companies based in its member states, including companies that have been caught fishing illegally in African waters.
La acuicultura gallega encabeza las ayudas europeas de la última década | EL PAÍ
April 30, 2010
Cuando el 88% de las reservas de la UE están sobreexplotadas, la acuicultura subyace con fuerza en un mercado comunitario que importa el 60% de estos productos para satisfacer el consumo europeo. En ese contexto, Galicia ha sabido hacerse un hueco en Europa no sólo basándose en la singular biodiversidad de sus aguas sino también a la captación de fondos comunitarios, encabezando de hecho el listado de ayudas con más de 103 millones de euros entre 1994 y 2007.
News - EU subsidies linked to overfishing | The Ecologist
March 31, 2010
Study finds large chunk of almost £4 billion in subsidy payments has been used to increase fleet capacity in Europe and 'exacerbate' the problem of overfishing
EU subsidies helped drive over-fishing - report | Reuters
March 31, 2010
European Union fishery sector subsidies worth billions of euros since 2000 have increased the bloc's fleet capacity and fed the decline in fish stocks, a report by campaigners the Pew Environment Group said on Tuesday.
Informe revela que la UE subsidia delincuentes | Fish Information & Services
March 12, 2010
La Unión Europea (UE) entregó al menos EUR 14 millones en subsidios a compañías involucradas en actividades de pesca ilegal, revela un nuevo informe.
World Fishing - How the EU subsidises illegal fishing | World Fishing News
March 12, 2010
Fishsubsidy.org has published a list of 42 convictions of fishing vessel owners that have also received EU subsidies under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
EU money ‘being given to convicted crews' | European Voice
March 11, 2010
Transparency campaigners claim vessels guilty of breaching fisheries laws are still receiving EU money.
EU spent at least €14m subsidising convicted fish crooks | EUobserver
March 11, 2010
The European Union has spent at least €14 million in subsidies to firms convicted of illegal fishing, a new report has revealed.
EU ‘subsidises illegal fishing’, claims website | FishNewsEU
March 11, 2010
A website today published a list of 42 convictions of fishing vessel owners that have also received EU subsidies under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), and campaigners behind the site said it underlined how the EU subsidises illegal fishing.
La UE paga ayudas por 13 millones a 22 barcos españoles que incumplen las normas
March 11, 2010
La Unión Europea (UE) concedió ayudas por valor de 13,2 millones de euros a un total de 22 barcos españoles que incumplieron las normas pesqueras entre 2001 y 2009, según un informe difundido hoy por fishsubsidy.org.