IUU: Spanish fleet criticised

04 October 2011

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and Greenpeace have released the results of investigations into alleged malpractice in the Spanish fishing industry. 

The ICIJ investigation claims that the Spanish fishing fleet has an extensive record of flouting rules and breaking the law. Greenpeace say they have revealed how Spain, by far the most influential nation in the formulation of Europe's Common Fisheries Policy, is repeatedly and systematically overlooking illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by its huge fleet throughout European waters and beyond. Spain has received extensive financial aid in support of its fleet, primarily from the EU, but also from the national and regional governments.

The Greenpeace report is available from: 
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/oceans/exposed-organised-crime-sea-20111002

The ICIJ investigationis available from: http://www.publicintegrity.org/investigations/icij/

News article in FishNewsEU.com: http://www.fishnewseu.com/latest-news/world/6756-greenpeace-expose-organised-crime-at-sea-funded-by-you.html