The UK has banned European vessels from catching the fish in its North Sea waters, but the EU is challenging the move, arguing it breaches the post-Brexit trade deal Sand eel is set to take center ...

Sand eels are not even eels. They are long, thin fish, useful to humans only to produce fishmeal. But puffins and kittiwakes love them; and in view of these birds’ declining numbers, the UK last year ...

A puffin eats sand eels at England's Farne Islands National Nature Reserve. (Wildlife Terry via Flickr) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — The European Union told an arbitration court on Tuesday the United ...

The EU has taken legal action against the UK, arguing that its ban on sand eel fishing in North Sea waters violates post-Brexit fishing agreements, Reuters reported. The case challenges UK ...

Good news is out: thanks to a Greenpeace-backed campaign, the UK has banned industrial sand eel fishing, and that’s a game-changer for puffins. These famous seabirds rely almost entirely on sand eels ...