Austria: Ugly WWF campaign
In Vienna and eastern Austrian regions, an “ugly” fish draws pedestrians’ attention to really ugly facts: overfishing threatening marine resources and the livelihood of more than 800 million people who depend on fish for food and income.
Croatian artists support Fish Forward
The fish is everywhere. This September, even Croatian art scene decided to give fish a chance. In Art Park in Zagreb, most popular open city place in Zagreb in 2016 , street artist made graffiti with fish, sending their message to the world.
Fish Dependence Day: Europe relies on imports for the rest of the year
As of today, Europe relies on fish and seafood imports for the rest of the year in order to meet consumption demand.
Portugal: Europe’s biggest aquarium hosting the Fish Forward ‘whale’
The Oceanário de Lisboa, Europe’s biggest aquarium, is hosting the amazing Fish Forward stand that already visited Milan and Barcelona. The stand raises awareness for Fish Forward messages among its visitors.
Croatia: Cest is the best street festival
In Zagreb the Fish Forward team cooperated with artists to link the project with the “cest is the best” street festival.
Orribile? Ugly all’aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino
"Orribile? Niente è orribile come l'eccesso di pesca. Fai la differenza. Scegli il pesce sostenibile." Nel mese di giugno, sui monitor del Terminal 3 dell'aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino migliaia di passeggeri in arrivo...
France celebrating the World Oceans day
For WWF France, the 8th of June, World Oceans Day was dedicated to cooking. The french team decided to present to the consumer fish species that are less popular, to challenge some french habits.
Spain: Fish Forward event in Barcelona
WWF Spain and the Diagonal Mar Shopping Mall in Barcelona carried out an awareness campaign aimed to consumers of fish and seafood. The initiative has as a central theme a spectacular six-meter whale which visited for first time Spain.
WWF welcomes EU campaign to tackle crisis of Mediterranean fish stocks, calls for urgent and collective action
In April the EU Commission unveiled its new campaign #MedFish4ever, with the European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, urging the fishing sector to address the unprecedented crisis in the Mediterranean. WWF welcomes this initiative to join forces for the future of fish stocks and fishermen in the region.
Tough EU illegal fishing legislation needs stronger implementation to reach full potential, say NGOs
The European Union’s regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has made an impact, but implementation must be more robust to ensure that no illegal fish enter the European market, according to an analysis published today by the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF.
