More than 50,000 citizens and 20 Environmental NGOs across Europe call on you to invest EU funds to protect our oceans

The document argues that the current European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) primarily supports fishing economic activity rather than environmental protection. It cites severe degradation in EU seas, including plastic pollution and overfishing, and demands that at least 25% of the post-2020 EMFF budget per Member State be dedicated to marine restoration and protection, totaling at least 1.5 billion Euros.

• The marine environment in the EU is experiencing significant degradation, characterized by over 275,000 tons of plastics entering EU seas annually and 87% of fish stocks in the EU Mediterranean being overfished.
• Fishing gear causes substantial wildlife mortality in Europe, resulting in the annual deaths of more than 200,000 seabirds and more than 44,000 sea turtles in the Mediterranean.
• The current EMFF is viewed as a tool for supporting the economic activity of fishers, leading to limited environmental impact and low uptake of funding for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the Birds Directive, the Habitats Directives, and the Natura 2000 network.
• The signatories request that the European Parliament ensure at least 25% of the post-2020 EMFF budget per Member State is ring-fenced for marine protection and restoration, which corresponds to a request for at least 1.5 billion Euros for nature at sea.

APA

Brunner, A. (2019). More than 50,000 citizens and 20 Environmental NGOs across Europe call on you to invest EU funds to protect our oceans. ClientEarth. https://www.clientearth.org/media/fq1gohce/joint-ngo-letter-on-ring-fencing-for-marine-protection-coll-en.pdf

Chicago

Brunner, Ariel. More than 50,000 citizens and 20 Environmental NGOs across Europe call on you to invest EU funds to protect our oceans. ClientEarth, 2019. https://www.clientearth.org/media/fq1gohce/joint-ngo-letter-on-ring-fencing-for-marine-protection-coll-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{brunner2019more, author = {Brunner, Ariel}, title = {{More than 50,000 citizens and 20 Environmental NGOs across Europe call on you to invest EU funds to protect our oceans}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2019}, month = feb, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/fq1gohce/joint-ngo-letter-on-ring-fencing-for-marine-protection-coll-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }