Pew wades in on European fisheries policy debate

OCEAN2012 will launch in Brussels on June 8 and will be coordinated by the Pew Environment Group -- the conservation arm of the Pew Charitable Trusts, an NGO working to end overfishing in the world’s oceans.

“The 2012 reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy provides the opportunity for a new policy that will stop overfishing, end destructive fishing practices and deliver fair and equitable use of abundant fish stocks,” said Mike Walker, senior associate of communications for Pew’s European Marine Program.

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