Campaigns

DLH Press Release 12 February 2010 –   The campaign to save Blue Fin Tuna from extinction is swinging in support of the species as Din l-Art Helwa applauds the European Parliament’s decision in favour of an international trading ban whilst allowing traditional coastal catch to continue.   This is a considerable step forward, says the NGO, in the process of including Blue Fin...

Din l-Art Helwa Press Release 2 November 2009   The Bluefin tuna is heading for imminent extinction if international trading of the species is not completely stopped for a few years so that the breeding stock can build itself back up to sustainable levels, the environmental NGO Din l-Art Helwa declared. In 2007, the proportion of breeding tuna was only 25% of...

For the second consecutive year Din l-Art Helwa is organizing a photographic competition for the marine environment in order to raise awareness about the importance and state of the coastline and surrounding waters of the Maltese islands. This initiative constitutes part of the Blue Campaign undertaken by the heritage and environmental organization and is...

The Malta Independent, 20th June 2008, by David Lindsay – International marine conservation group Oceana yesterday reported it had collected evidence that Italian, Turkish, Tunisian and Libyan vessels continue to fish tuna with purse seine nets despite the season having been closed prematurely by the European Commission. In a statement issued yesterday, the group said that as part of its blue...

In June 2007, Din l-Art Helwa organised a photographic competition with the aim of raising awareness of our marine environment, as part of Din l-Art Helwa’s Blue Campaign. Dr Stanley Farrugia Randon organised the competition, and judged the entries together with well-known photographer Kurt Arrigo and Din l-Art Helwa Council member and photographer Joe Chetcuti. At an event held at the...