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Saharawi fishermen boarded foreign trawler in protest

03.05.2012 13:26

A group of unemployed Saharawi fishermen is said to have chained themselves to a foreign owned trawler in the harbour of Dakhla, protesting the plunder of their country.

Morocco announces interest in new fisheries agreement

25.04.2012 14:46

Last Friday, Morocco announced its willingness to engage in a new fisheries agreement with the European Union. "The talks must respect international law, and should be immediately halted until the Saharawi have been consulted", stated WSRW.

Here is the evaluation report of the Morocco fish deal

05.03.2012 11:08

In June 2011, WSRW - together with other organisations - issued a first request to the European Commission, soliciting the independent evaluation report of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement become part of the public domain. The Commission has now agreed to release the report. Read it here.

Basque Parliament: exclude Western Sahara from new Morocco fish deal

14.02.2012 12:28

The Parliament of Basque country is unanimous: if the European Union is to negotiate a new fisheries agreement with Morocco, it should exclude the territorial waters of Western Sahara from the deal's geographical scope, in order to respect the rights of the Saharawi people.

EU Council still split over reference to Western Sahara

26.01.2012 12:39

EU Member States are still divided as to whether an explicit reference to Western Sahara should be included in the European Commission's sought mandate to negotiate a new fish deal with Morocco. The Commission requested the Council's approval three weeks ago.

European Commission seeks new fish deal with Morocco

17.01.2012 13:43

On 5 January, the European Commission issued a request to the EU Member States, seeking their support to conduct negotiations with Morocco in order to achieve a new, long-term fisheries protocol. The fishing zones covered by the envisioned accord also include Western Saharan waters.

Here are the vessels that violated international law

16.12.2011 19:04

The list of vessels active under the now repealed EU-Morocco fisheries agreement has just been released. Download the list here.

Fish Commissioner insists on international law

15.12.2011 19:08

EU Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, previously suggested EU fisheries agreement with Morocco should not apply to Western Sahara. Now, she repeats the message.

European Parliament rejects EU fisheries

14.12.2011 13:24

The EU fisheries in Western Sahara have today been voted down in the European Parliament. Reports made for the European Commission have shown that the EU fisheries in Western Sahara are a complete waste of EU taxpayers' money, and contribute to destruction of marine life offshore Western Sahara. EU fleet must now return from Western Sahara.

Human rights defender slams EU putting trade over human rights

08.12.2011 21:31

"Be part of the solution, not part of the problem", Saharawi human rights activist Ali Salem Tamek urged the European Parliament, criticizing the illegal EU plunder of the fisheries resources offshore occupied Western Sahara.

'Disgraceful agreement', Swedish legal expert labels EU fisheries

08.12.2011 21:16

Further EU fisheries in occupied Western Sahara "will make the EU and its member states further liable for a violation of international law", stated former principal legal advisor of the Swedish government, in a seminar in the European Parliament on 7 December 2011.

7 Dec: Conference on EU fisheries in European Parliament

01.12.2011 14:09

A cross-party seminar, entitled �The EU and Western Sahara: trading fish, ignoring rights?� will be held in the European Parliament, Wednesday 7 December.

Parliament committee approves Morocco fisheries deal

24.11.2011 13:55

European Voice - The European Parliament's fisheries committee has endorsed a controversial �36 million deal with Morocco that gives Spanish fishermen access to the country's waters and to waters off Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara.

Two EU Parliament committees reject EU-Morocco Fish Pact

07.11.2011 18:45

Today, the European Parliament's Development and Budget Committee both adopted an opinion calling on Parliament to reject the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement.

Bastagli: Europe turns its back on the Arab Spring's forgotten nation

06.11.2011 12:46

Former UN Special Representative to Western Sahara, laments the European Parliament's lack of will to ask for a legal opinion on the EU fisheries agreement with Morocco.

Sharks in danger of extinction in Western Sahara

03.11.2011 22:20

The shark population in occupied Western Saharan waters is under threat by Moroccan and European fishing. That is one of the many disturbing conclusions of the independent post-evaluation report on the EU's fish deal with Morocco.

Scottish fishing sector favours illegal fisheries in occupied waters

24.10.2011 20:58

Leading figures from the Scottish fishing sector pled for the continuation of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement, at a conference hosted by Scottish MEP Struan Stevenson last Thursday in Gibraltar.

Budget rapporteur calls for rejection of fish pact

19.10.2011 23:25

The rapporteur of the European Parliament's Budget Committee recommends Parliament to reject the one-year extension of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement. �Tax payers' money needs to be spent wisely and legally�, he said.

Development rapporteur urges Parliament to thumb down fish deal

19.10.2011 13:49

The rapporteur of the European Parliament's development committee agrees with the rapporteur of the fisheries committee: Parliament should not accept the one-year extension of the fish deal with Morocco. "The right way to go is not in neglecting international law, principles of environmental sustainability or sound economics", she said.

Commission criticised over handling of Morocco agreement

04.10.2011 17:52

CFP-Reform Watch - Liberal MEP Carl Haglund today criticised the Commission for the way they have handled the extension of the fisheries agreement with Morocco.