What’s the secret recipe for restoring fish stocks?
06/13/24 • 33 min
Will there ever be more fish in the sea? Almost 90% of all marine fish stocks globally are now fully exploited or overfished, according to a study from the World Bank. In the Mediterranean region alone, more than 40% of marine mammals and a third of the total fish population have been lost in just half a century.
However, there does appear to be some hope for the future of the fishing industry, as new rules come into force.
To learn more about the new European regulations concerning overfishing, listen to the full episode of Ocean Calls in the player above.
In this episode of Ocean Calls, we're diving deep into this controversial issue and seeking solutions to help fish stocks recover.
We hear from Daniel Voces, managing director of Europêche, which represents the fishery industry in the EU, and Louis Lambrechts, European Ocean Policy officer at WWF.
At the end of the episode, you’ll also hear from Sy Montgomery, an award-winning author and naturalist. You won’t want to miss her story about the time she met and bonded with Athena, a giant Pacific octopus.
Follow these links to read more about our guests:
Daniel Voces, Managing Director of Europêche
Louis Lambrechts, the European Ocean Policy officer at WWF
Ocean Tale from Sy Montgomery, an award-winning author and naturalist
Hosted by Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wilks. Produced by Naira Davlashyan and Natalia Oelsner.
The production coordinator is Carolyne Llabe.
The sound editing is by Jean-Christophe Marcaud and sound mixing is by Matthieu Duchaine.
Our editor-in-chief is Sophie Claudet.
Ocean Calls is produced in partnership with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Will there ever be more fish in the sea? Almost 90% of all marine fish stocks globally are now fully exploited or overfished, according to a study from the World Bank. In the Mediterranean region alone, more than 40% of marine mammals and a third of the total fish population have been lost in just half a century.
However, there does appear to be some hope for the future of the fishing industry, as new rules come into force.
To learn more about the new European regulations concerning overfishing, listen to the full episode of Ocean Calls in the player above.
In this episode of Ocean Calls, we're diving deep into this controversial issue and seeking solutions to help fish stocks recover.
We hear from Daniel Voces, managing director of Europêche, which represents the fishery industry in the EU, and Louis Lambrechts, European Ocean Policy officer at WWF.
At the end of the episode, you’ll also hear from Sy Montgomery, an award-winning author and naturalist. You won’t want to miss her story about the time she met and bonded with Athena, a giant Pacific octopus.
Follow these links to read more about our guests:
Daniel Voces, Managing Director of Europêche
Louis Lambrechts, the European Ocean Policy officer at WWF
Ocean Tale from Sy Montgomery, an award-winning author and naturalist
Hosted by Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wilks. Produced by Naira Davlashyan and Natalia Oelsner.
The production coordinator is Carolyne Llabe.
The sound editing is by Jean-Christophe Marcaud and sound mixing is by Matthieu Duchaine.
Our editor-in-chief is Sophie Claudet.
Ocean Calls is produced in partnership with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Who are the ocean’s invisible workers?
In this episode of Ocean Calls, we hear from the people behind the fish on your plate. Small-scale fisheries make up the backbone of our coastal communities, yet they are often overlooked despite their crucial role in Europe's fishing industry.
We’ll learn about the importance of these often family-run businesses from Jeremy Percy, the Executive Director at Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE), as well as the role of women in the industry from Anna Carlson is the Fishery Officer for Livelihoods at the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation.
We’ll also hear from Thomas Højrup, a Danish ethnologist, who’s battling to save small-scale fisheries in the Nordic nation from extinction - via the medium of traditional boat building.
At the end of this episode, you’ll learn Jasmine Harrison explain how she made an unusual friend while swimming the full length of the British isles from Lands End to John o’Groats in 2022. She’s a British adventurer with a couple of world records on her mantlepiece who, somehow, managed to befriend a whale.
Follow these links to read more about our guests:
Jeremy Percy, Executive Director at Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE)
Anna Carlson, the Fishery Officer for Livelihoods at the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions of the Food and Agriculture Organisation
Thomas Højrup, Danish ethnologist
Ocean Tale from British adventurer Jasmine Harrison
Hosted by Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wilks. Produced by Naira Davlashyan and Natalia Oelsner.
The production coordinator is Carolyne Llabe.
The sound editing is by Jean-Christophe Marcaud and sound mixing is by Matthieu Duchaine.
Our editor-in-chief is Sophie Claudet.
Ocean Calls is produced in partnership with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Invasive species: Danger or untapped potential?
Should we beat them, or eat them? In this episode of Ocean Calls, we’re embarking on a journey to unravel the mysteries of invasive species in EU waters. They unsettle the delicate balance of marine ecosystems, so what can we do about them?
Approximately 20 new non-native fish and plants are discovered in European waters annually, with some 70% of them found lurking in the Mediterranean.
We call on the expertise of João Canning-Clode, Chairman of the Invasive Species Expert Group at ICES, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and Voula Karachle, an expert on invasive species from the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research.
At the end of the episode, you'll hear the story of Amjad Almatni, a young Syrian activist from a drought-affected region in Syria, recounting the magical moment when he saw the ocean for the first time in his life.
Follow these links to read more about our guests:
João Canning-Clode, Chairman of the Invasive Species Expert Group at ICES, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
Voula Karachle, an expert on invasive species from the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research.
Ocean Tale from Syrian activist Amjad Almatni
Hosted by Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wilks. Produced by Naira Davlashyan and Natalia Oelsner.
The production coordinator is Carolyne Llabe.
The sound editing is by Jean-Christophe Marcaud and sound mixing is by Matthieu Duchaine.
Our editor-in-chief is Sophie Claudet.
Ocean Calls is produced in partnership with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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