Billy Briggs is a freelance journalist with more than 20 years experience.

He's won 14 awards and his reports have been published by, among others, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Observer, Scotland On Sunday, New Statesman, Al Jazeera and the BBC. He is co-founder of The Ferret.

Basic information

Name
Billy Briggs
Country
United Kingdom

Supported projects

The invisible factory farms: the rise of aquaculture in “green” Europe

  • Ecology
  • Environment

SUTHERLAND - The European Union pledged around 2.9 billion euro between 2001 and 2020 to support the development of aquaculture. Based on the Food and Agriculture Organisation's strong support for fish farming, European institutions plan to develop aquaculture in member states, in order to decrease imports of fish products, to produce food in a more sustainable way and to reduce overfishing and meat consumption.

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