Fishing

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Mohr Krikatur Island

Enlargement

Icelanders give the EU the cold shoulder once again

By Mohr - Cartoon movement (Amsterdam)

in Serrekunda, Gambia on March 01, 2025.

Economy

The Gambia’s stolen catch: How Chinese trawlers feed Europe’s seafood market

By Davide Mancini

Tuna vessels moored in the main harbor of Mahajanga, north of Madagascar. | Photo: © Niccolò Natali

Europe abroad

Fishing for profit. How EU tuna deals leave Madagascar behind

By Francesco Torri

Octopus maya being washed and cooked for export in Yucatan, Mexico. l Photo: Paola Margu

Ecology and biodiversity

Is eating octopus sustainable? The struggle of artisanal fishers from Mexico to Spain

By Davide Mancini, Paola Margu

The garage wall of a fisherman in Marsaxlokk, Malta’s last remaining fishing town, is lined with nets, trinkets, and mementos from a lifelong career at sea. | Photo: ©Bruna Cases/RUIDO Photo

Fishing

Traditional fishing in the Mediterranean is disappearing, and with it, the people who keep it going

By Bruna Cases, Anna Montraveta Riu

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Pete Keiner Voxeurop coffin at sea

Ecology and biodiversity

How submarine cables are threatening the fragile ecosystem of the Mediterranean seabed

By Michele Calamaio

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tuna-ploux-voxeurop

Ecology and biodiversity

Is the EU going easy on the Croatian tuna conspiracy?

By Stefano Valentino

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Tjeerd Royaards - voxeurop

Ecology and biodiversity

Unravelling the thread: how illicit Ghanaian fish finds its way to Europe

By Raluca Besliu

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A mural featuring actress Claudia Cardinale, in the La Goulette district of Tunis. The actress's paternal grandparents, born and raised in the large Italian-Tunisian community, were fish merchants originally from Palermo. | Photo: ©Davide Mancini

Ecology and biodiversity

The punctured net of Mediterranean fishing regulation: the case of Tunisia

By Davide Mancini, Sara Manisera, Arianna Poletti

Agriculture

The EU and Italy turn a blind eye to illegal fishing in West Africa

By Alpha Kamara, Stefano Valentino

Ecology and biodiversity

Italy blocks the largest protected area in the Mediterranean

By Stefano Valentino - MobileReporter (Rome)

Ecology and biodiversity

By Stefano Valentino - MobileReporter (Rome)