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Twitter action over Monday 19th March led to an averted discard disaster. Read some of the articles and what Hugh has to say about his trip to Brussels.
Dear Fish Fighters, It’s been an incredible six months since the Fish Fight campaign first launched. Your support has exceeded all of my wildest expectations. Tonight (Monday 8th August), at 9pm Channel 4 are broadcasting Hugh’s Fish Fight: The Battle Continues, the follow-up programme showing how the campaign has progressed since we launched in January.
"I’m very happy to see that the proposal specifically includes measures to end discards."
We need your help to get as many sign-ups as possible before Weds!
Fish Fight launches kicks off its European campaign with eleven European websites and a big event in Brussels. Words from Hugh on today's exciting news here...
This Thursday 12th May there will be a debate in the House of Commons between 3pm and 6pm. This is a great result but now we need your help now more than ever! Please send a message to your MP asking them to vote in favour of the motion - here's how.
Princes, the largest tinned tuna supplier in the UK- have committed to making a dramatic change in the way they source their tuna.
Yesterday I was invited to appear on Channel 4 News with Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, to comment on Damankai’s proposed discard ban. Just before I went on I filmed this short message for all you FishFighters...
Throwing away thousands of tonnes of fish is unacceptable. At last the problem is getting a serious airing in Brussels.
Today is a particularly special day for the campaign? – as you may have heard if you’ve caught the news. The EU fisheries commissioner, Maria Damanaki, has called an extraordinary meeting to launch her proposal to ban the practice of "discards” under a reformed CFP.
Wow! 635,000 sign ups! It’s fantastic to see such strong support for the campaign still continuing. It’s hugely appreciated and it is starting to have real impact. The Fish Fight team has been working flat out too to keep up the momentum…
Your support for the Fish Fight campaign over the last few weeks and months has been phenomenal. And lots of you have been asking, quite rightly, ‘what’s next’?
The Mackerel Mission is making great strides. Chippies up and down the land are taking on the hot mackerel bap and making it their own.
Hooray! Half a million fish fighters! What a fantastic result. I’d like to thank every single one of you who has signed up – and helped spread the word far and wide.
This is an interesting and considered article but in the end I fundamentally disagree with the point being made. I don’t think we do need to be precise about how the CFP should be reformed.
Hugh here. I just want to say a massive thank you for your fantastic support so far. It’s really exciting for me to see the word spreading far and wide – and fast.
