Artisanal Fishermen Congress Europe - a way forward

Small-scale fishing vessels account for 80% of Europe's fishing sector, but as the vast majority of fishing quotas and EU subsidies have favoured industrial fishing operations, which have in many cases accelerated the depletion of fish stocks and environmental damage to our seas, the voices of small scale fishermen have largely been ignored.

Over 60% of European fish stocks are over-exploited  Now, small-scale fishermen from across Europe are joining forces to put sustainable, artisanal and low-impact fishing at the heart of the on-going reform of European Union (EU) Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). 

Read one highly sceptical fisherman's road to Damascus conversion account of the trip!