MADRID — On Thursday, April 29th, at 10.30, the Pew Environment Group (PEG) and EU Transparency will hold a press briefing to launch the Spanish version of the website www.fishsubsidy.org. Overfishing plagues European waters: 88 percent of European fish stocks are overfished and 30 percent are outside safe biological limits. The Commission has identified overcapacity as a principal driver of overfishing. Between 2000- 2006 €4.9 billion were paid in fisheries subsidies to EU member states. Spain received 48 percent of these subsidies.
www.fishsubsidy.org is an essential tool in revealing how EU fisheries subsidies have been fuelling overcapacity. The website allows individuals to vessels, ports and EU Member States to see how much they received in EU fisheries subsidies.
WHAT:
Press briefing to launch and demonstrate www.fishsubsidy.org.
WHEN:
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at 10.30
WHERE:
WHO:
Mike Walker Pew Environment Group
Jack Thurston EU Transparency
Lydia Medland Access Info
Markus Knigge Pew Environment Group
For more details, including call in information, please contact Isabel Leal Maldonado.
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