NGOs voice concerns over lack of consideration for seafood production impacts in upcoming Farm-to-Fork Strategy

Seas At Risk together with Birdlife, ClientEarth and Our Fish wrote a letter to EU Commission Vice-President Timmermans to voice their concern regarding a potential lack of consideration for the harmful environmental impacts of seafood production in the soon to be released Farm to Fork strategy. The most recent draft did not include any comprehensive measures or targets for a transition to a more sustainable fisheries and aquaculture sector. The current seafood production system is ecologically unsustainable and a major driver of marine biodiversity loss. Therefore, the NGOs urged in the letter, adjusting the upcoming strategy to include appropriate measures is crucial to achieve a truly sustainable European food production.