Greenpeace and Fishers Deliver Petition to Fisheries Minister in London

Fisheries Minister George Eustice receives a petition signed by himself, calling on himself to implement the measures George Eustice believes that George Eustice should take in redistributing fishing quota to small, sustainable, fishing vessels. Greenpeace is delivering his petition to him using the same boat 'Rising Tide' on which he sat on to sign up, along with the thousands of other signatories from coastal communities, including fishermen and other Conservative MPs, as a reminder of the importance of creating coastal jobs and protecting the marine environment through the promotion of local fishing. The petition comes just a week ahead of a judicial review hearing where Greenpeace will argue that the Government has failed to implement the EU’s reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which emphasises environmental criteria in the allocation of fishing quota.