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The remarkable comeback of Europe’s bluefin tuna
In partnership with the European Commission
Europe's Atlantic bluefin tuna populations have made a reassuring comeback after nearly collapsing two decades ago. Today, tight international controls keep fishing sustainable across the Mediterranean and East Atlantic — under close scientific oversight.
The Food Detectives
The Food Detectives: Does a fish need a passport?
In partnership with the European Union & the Watson Project
Europe's top food safety experts are joining forces to crack down on fraud. Euronews is following them in this special series: The Food Detectives. In Episode One, we meet the team fighting fishy deals in fishing.
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Mauritania pushes for sustainable fishing with EU support
In partnership with the European Commission
In Mauritania and across North-West Africa, fish is essential. It provides food and jobs for countless people. But this natural resource is under threat. What must be done to protect it, and how can Europe play a part?
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Meet the French professor turning oyster shells into eco-concrete
In partnership with the European Commission
French researchers are turning discarded oyster shells into eco-friendly concrete with significantly lower CO₂ emissions. Currently being tested along the French Atlantic coast, this material could replace scarce sand and gravel while supporting marine life.
Ocean
Former inmates find a fresh start in Europe’s blue economy
In partnership with the European Commission
A pioneering project is connecting young prison inmates with jobs in Europe’s growing marine industries, offering a win-win solution to two pressing challenges: worker shortages in the blue economy and employment barriers for former offenders.
Ocean
Interview: Blue economy jobs for former inmates
In partnership with the European Commission
Europe’s marine sector needs workers, while young former inmates need jobs. “Turning Blue,” an EU-funded project, aims to offer young offenders a new life at sea while helping fill crucial industry gaps.
Ocean
Can we save dolphins by talking like them? Science says yes
In partnership with the European Commission
French scientists are developing bio-inspired acoustic beacons that can "speak" to dolphins, warning them of fishing nets and reducing accidental deaths of these marine mammals along the Bay of Biscay.
World News
Euroviews. The EU’s fisheries crisis demands action now, not misplaced optimism
A prosperous future for fisheries is still within reach. This is the legacy policymakers must commit to today, not tomorrow. Closing our eyes to the realities of our situation leads nowhere, Pascale Moehrle and Dr Monica Verbeek write.
Ocean
Hooked on salmon: EU-backed efforts to protect Sweden's threatened wild species
In partnership with the European Commission
After decades of decline rivers in northern Sweden are once again a thriving environment for threatened salmon. But the species remains vulnerable and the EU is supporting local efforts to sustain wild populations.
Ocean
Closing the net: Finland and Sweden join forces to fight illegal salmon fishing
In partnership with the European Commission
Rivers in Finland and Sweden are a refuge for Europe's threatened wild salmon. The countries are jointly protecting the species through old-fashioned patrolling and hi-tech surveillance.
Europeans' Stories
Is the EU going to lower the levels of mercury allowed in tuna?
French NGO Bloom warns against a “health scandal of vast proportions” over mercury levels in tinned tuna. Their inquiry, published in October, echoed all over the world. Is it going to prompt a change in European legislation?