07 January 2025
European justice condemns Commission’s inaction on illegal subsidies for electric fishing
07 January 2025
This is a major step forward for social justice, which sends a strong signal to those who exploit the ocean (...)15 July 2021
Analysis of COVID fisheries subsidies: the devastating favouritism of the French government
15 July 2021
A new BLOOM study, published in the scientific journal Marine Policy, highlights the massive and unequal allocation of COVID aid (...)01 July 2021
Electric fishing: Dutch government’s internal documents confirm years of organised fraud
01 July 2021
Since 2017, BLOOM has rung the alarm bell on the multiple frauds committed by the Netherlands with regards to electric (...)25 March 2021
Electric fishing: LIFE and 36 European fishers demand reimbursement of illegal subsidies
25 March 2021
The Netherlands is endeavouring to legalise electric fishing. The Dutch government has submitted its case to Court of Justice of (...)02 February 2021
ELECTRIC FISHING: EUROPEAN COMMISSION EVADES PROSECUTION
02 February 2021
BLOOM had lodged two complaints[1] with the European Commission against the Netherlands for issuing illegal licences allowing electric fishing. In (...)09 December 2020
The electric fishing scheme exposed… again
09 December 2020
Three years after a first legal analysis of the electric electric fishing case, a new article published by Michel Morin (...)23 October 2020
25,000 citizen complaints to demand compliance with electric fishing Regulation
23 October 2020
Over 25,000 citizen complaints have so far been sent to the European Commission to demand sanctions against the Netherlands. More (...)14 October 2020
Electric fishing: #ComplaintFiled, 3 days to act
14 October 2020
Our campaign to ban electric fishing has demonstrated the deep collusion between the Dutch fishing industry and the European Commission: (...)15 September 2020
Electric fishing: BLOOM’s new report uncovers the massive Dutch fraud
15 September 2020
In an explosive new report, BLOOM goes one step further in its revelations on the abysmal depth of the Dutch (...)20 March 2020
Electric fishing: ultimatum to the European Commission
20 March 2020
BLOOM calls on the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius to eventually take strong measures against (...)19 September 2019
Electric fishing: new fraud and a new complaint against the Netherlands
19 September 2019
For the third time, BLOOM has filed a complaint to the European Commission against the Netherlands on 18 September 2019.[1] (...)03 June 2019
42 ELECTRICAL FISHING LICENSES EXPIRED
03 June 2019
The two years of fierce fighting and the constant pressure exerted by BLOOM are finally bearing fruit in fishing ports. (...)09 May 2019
BLOOM AND GILLNETTERS FILE A COMPLAINT FOR ILLEGAL ELECTRIC FISHING IN FRENCH WATERS
09 May 2019
‘Electric fishing’ continues to be a hot topic. On 9 May 2019, BLOOM and 45 professional fishers from Northern France (...)13 February 2019
VICTORY: electric fishing will be banned in Europe in 2021
13 February 2019
This is a victory for BLOOM and our coalition of small-scale fishers and NGOs although it will occur too late (...)13 February 2019
VICTORIA: ¡La pesca eléctrica será prohibida en Europa en 2021!
13 February 2019
Esta es una inmensa victoria para BLOOM y para nuestra coalición de pescadores artesanales y ONGs pero que intervendrá demasiado (...)04 February 2019
La Comisión Europea reconoce por fín la ilegalidad de la pesca electrica
04 February 2019
Gran victoria para BLOOM. Casi año y medio después de nuestra primera denuncia contra los Países Bajos el 2 de (...)04 February 2019
La Commissione europea riconosce l’illegalità della pesca elettrica
04 February 2019
Una prima, importante vittoria per BLOOM. Quasi un anno e mezzo dopo la prima denuncia – depositata il 2 ottobre (...)04 February 2019
European Commission acknowledges illegality of electric fishing
04 February 2019
This is the second major victory for BLOOM after the Parliament’s vote for a full ban on electric fishing in (...)21 January 2019
Countdown per il divieto della pesca elettrica
21 January 2019
A un anno esatto dalla votazione del Parlamento europeo, il 16 gennaio 2018, i negoziati sulla pesca elettrica non hanno (...)21 January 2019
The countdown is on to prohibit electric fishing
21 January 2019
Exactly one year after the European Parliament voted on 16 January 2018, negotiations on electric fishing have still not resulted (...)24 September 2018
Electric fishing: former jurist at the European Commission confirms scandals revealed by BLOOM
24 September 2018
Thunderclap in Brussels: while upcoming European negotiations, suspended for the summer, threaten to legalise fishing with electricity, a former jurist (...)21 June 2018
IFREMER criticizes scientific advice on Electric Fishing
21 June 2018
IFREMER, the French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea, published on 20 June 2018 an analysis of the scientific (...)13 June 2018
Fishers and environmental organisations call on the European anti-fraud office to open a formal investigation about electric fishing
13 June 2018
Today, 23 environmental NGOs and organisations representing fishers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK filed a formal request (...)04 June 2018
Wetenschappelijk offensief om elektrisch vissen te redden
04 June 2018
Verdedigers van elektrische visserij stellen wetenschappelijk schijnverslag op in wanhopige poging om volledig verbod te voorkomen Parijs, 4 juni 2018 (...)04 June 2018
Scientific offensive to save electric fishing
04 June 2018
Electric fishing defenders line up scientific ducks in desperate attempt to avoid full ban Science has decidedly played a central (...)04 June 2018
BLOOM requests details on ICES advisory process
04 June 2018
BLOOM currently runs a campaign with other NGOs and artisanal fishermen to prohibit electric fishing in Europe. We undertake a (...)07 March 2018
THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY UNANIMOUSLY VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE PROHIBITION OF ELECTRIC FISHING IN EUROPE
07 March 2018
A SCORE THAT IS LOUD AND CLEAR: 162 FOR, 0 AGAINST. A NEW VICTORY FOR BLOOM’S CAMPAIGN On March 6th (...)16 January 2018
Victory! The European Parliament voted in favour of a full ban on electric fishing
16 January 2018
The European Parliament adopted this morning with a very large majority (402 to 232) a full and definitive ban on (...)10 January 2018
Top European chefs take electric pulse fishing off the menu
10 January 2018
Chef Christopher Coutanceau – Maison Coutanceau** in La Rochelle, inspired by his love of fine products and by his membership (...)08 January 2018
Electric fishing: new revelations on a European scandal
08 January 2018
As the European Parliament prepares to vote on whether to restore the 1998 ban on electric fishing or to authorise (...)