How will Brexit affect Europe’s maritime regions?
The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) has met with the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, to try to mitigate the impact on...
Protest erupts in Calais over pulse fishing
Fishermen in the French ports of Calais and Boulogne have launched a protest against electric pulse fishing. The fishermen are protesting the practice – which...
Campaigners urge electrical pulse fishing ban
Campaign groups have urged the EU to reinstate a ban on electrical pulse fishing amid concerns about overfishing, ahead of a vote later this...
Treaties versus invasive species
Dr Stefan Micallef of the International Maritime Organization discusses the environmental impact of its new ballast water convention. In September 2017 the International Convention for...
