https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A unanimous majority in the Danish parliament has agreed to spend around half of a 917 million kroner fund from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) on developing sustainable and green fishing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210318/denmark-to-use-eu-cash-to-fund-sustainable-fishing Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:16:42 +0100 denmark-to-use-eu-cash-to-fund-sustainable-fishing Denmark said Monday it will stop development of its fish farming industry at sea, which has widely been criticised for its harmful impact on the environment. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190827/denmark-halts-aquaculture-fishing-development-over-environment-concerns Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:51:52 +0200 denmark-halts-aquaculture-fishing-development-over-environment-concerns Fishing, dairy and meat production, manufacturing and pharma. A Brexit deal could yet safeguard key Danish exports to the UK. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181115/danish-industry-looks-on-nervously-as-uk-brexit-drama-unfolds Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:11:16 +0100 danish-industry-looks-on-nervously-as-uk-brexit-drama-unfolds A new EU quota agreement on herring fishing will enable continued fishing of herring in the Baltic Sea, despite warnings over species protection. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181016/denmark-to-continue-herring-fishing-after-warnings-over-dwindling-population Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:31:37 +0200 denmark-to-continue-herring-fishing-after-warnings-over-dwindling-population Denmark is one of the world's largest importers and exporters of fish and fish products. The Danish government should lead the way for ending overfishing in the EU, writes Lasse Gustavsson, executive director of Oceana in Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180912/opinion-overfishing-in-danish-seas-is-bad-for-the-environment-and-the-economy Wed, 12 Sep 2018 17:17:55 +0200 opinion-overfishing-in-danish-seas-is-bad-for-the-environment-and-the-economy Species of fish such as plaice and cod are on the increase under the waves of the North Sea, a Danish study has found. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180814/big-fish-numbers-up-in-north-sea-danish-study Tue, 14 Aug 2018 18:22:42 +0200 big-fish-numbers-up-in-north-sea-danish-study Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said during a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday that he gave "correct" and "complete" information over his connections to so-called "quota kings" in the Danish fishing industry. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180131/danish-pm-rasmussen-denies-wrongdoing-in-new-hearing-over-fishing-quotas Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:16:52 +0100 danish-pm-rasmussen-denies-wrongdoing-in-new-hearing-over-fishing-quotas Denmark’s government and parliamentary parties have agreed on a deal aimed to prevent the country’s fishing industry from being dominated by a small number of people. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171117/new-danish-fisheries-deal-aims-to-reduce-quota-kings Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:43:06 +0100 new-danish-fisheries-deal-aims-to-reduce-quota-kings Grey seal populations in Danish areas of the Wadden Sea are on the increase, but their presence is less than swimming news for fishermen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170828/grey-seals-thriving-in-danish-waters Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:13:52 +0200 grey-seals-thriving-in-danish-waters Denmark’s opposition Social Democrats as well as environmental organisations have strongly criticised irregularities in the management of fisheries quotas by the Danish government, after it called for criminal investigations into a number of fishing companies and so-called “quota kings”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170818/danish-government-under-fire-in-fisheries-scandal Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:34:07 +0200 danish-government-under-fire-in-fisheries-scandal The Faroe Islands, an autonomous archipelago in Denmark, said on Wednesday it wanted to negotiate on a fisheries agreement with the Britain after its exit from the EU, a concern for the Faroese economy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170405/faroe-islands-eye-fishing-agreement-with-uk-after-brexit Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:00:02 +0200 faroe-islands-eye-fishing-agreement-with-uk-after-brexit A Copenhagen-based environmental economist accuses Denmark of neglecting scientific advice and undermining efforts to combat overfishing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161207/a-blemish-on-denmarks-environmental-record Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:11:29 +0100 a-blemish-on-denmarks-environmental-record The vice chair of the Baltic Sea Advisory Council for fisheries argues that Denmark's opposition to a Baltic sea cod quota could wipe out future stocks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161004/danish-policies-threaten-baltic-cod-fishing Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:55:03 +0200 danish-policies-threaten-baltic-cod-fishing Denmark and the four other countries with claims to the Arctic have banded together in a move meant to protect international waters from overfishing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150716/denmark-bars-commercial-fishing-around-north-pole Thu, 16 Jul 2015 22:43:38 +0200 denmark-bars-commercial-fishing-around-north-pole It took him two hours and 45 minutes, but fisherman Thomas Eldor Petersen was able to reel in a monstrous catch off the coast of the Azores. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140910/video-dane-catches-gigantic-blue-marlin Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:36:00 +0200 video-dane-catches-gigantic-blue-marlin Animal activists were stopped from their attempts to save a pod of pilot whales, while American actor Charlie Sheen says "Denmark is complicit in the killing". https://www.thelocal.dk/20140831/14-detained-trying-to-prevent-faroe-island-dolphin-hunt Sun, 31 Aug 2014 18:22:00 +0200 14-detained-trying-to-prevent-faroe-island-dolphin-hunt Pamela Anderson is campaigning against the killing of pilot whales, which is seen as a cultural right by inhabitants of the Faroe Islands but decried as a "archaic mass slaughter" by activists. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140803/celebrities-join-battle-to-stop-faroese-dolphin-grind Sun, 03 Aug 2014 21:50:00 +0200 celebrities-join-battle-to-stop-faroese-dolphin-grind The killing of pilot whales is seen as a cultural right by inhabitants of the Faroe Islands, but decried as a "massacre" by activists. Both sides are gearing for a fight. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140614/sea-shepherd-battles-to-stop-faroes-dolphin-grind Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:44:00 +0200 sea-shepherd-battles-to-stop-faroes-dolphin-grind The Faroe Islands and the EU have reached an agreement that will see the autonomous Danish archipelago agreeing to end "unsustainable" fishing practices in exchange for Brussels lifting an import ban. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140611/herring-war-ends-with-truce-between-faroes-and-eu Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:33:00 +0200 herring-war-ends-with-truce-between-faroes-and-eu