{"id":10368,"date":"2015-05-12T16:56:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T14:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stop-finning-eu.org\/shark-fishing-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T15:12:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T14:12:42","slug":"shark-fishing-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/bg\/shark-fishing-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark fishing in Europe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #1e2123;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:100px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:70px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#25292b;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Shark fishing in Europe?<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:4.25%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:center center;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-gallery-1 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-1 fusion-columns-total-4 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\" style=\"margin:-12px;\"><div style=\"padding:12.5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-1 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wolfram_koch-0679064.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wolfram_koch-0679064.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" title=\"wolfram_koch-0679064\" aria-label=\"wolfram_koch-0679064\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wolfram_koch-0679064-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wolfram_koch-0679064-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wolfram_koch-0679064-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wolfram_koch-0679064.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1170px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:12.5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-1 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" title=\"Azoren 2019 F Kremer-Obrock\" aria-label=\"Azoren 2019 F Kremer-Obrock\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-12664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1170px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:12.5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-1 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock_2.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock_2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" title=\"Azoren 2019 F Kremer-Obrock_2\" aria-label=\"Azoren 2019 F Kremer-Obrock_2\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-12680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock_2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock_2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock_2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Azoren-2019-F-Kremer-Obrock_2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1170px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:12.5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-1 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sea_shepherd_MG_9571.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sea_shepherd_MG_9571.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" title=\"Sea_shepherd_MG_9571\" aria-label=\"Sea_shepherd_MG_9571\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sea_shepherd_MG_9571-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sea_shepherd_MG_9571-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sea_shepherd_MG_9571-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sea_shepherd_MG_9571.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1170px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:65.3333%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3>The fins business is also worthwhile for Europe.<\/h3>\n<p>Shark fishing in Europe<\/p>\n<p>Every year millions of sharks are caught in Europe. Spain, for example, is one of the leading manufacturers of unprocessed shark fins.<\/p>\n<p>However, the EU regulation banning finning on fishing vessels in 2013 led to a change in the fishing industry. Until now, fishing vessels could save cargo space by cutting sharks&#8217; fins and throwing their bodies overboard. This left more space for more valuable species such as swordfish and tuna.\u00a0 Now the sharks had to be landed. For a short time, the fishing volume for blue sharks decreased (2013: 44703t in the Atlantic). In 2016, the last year evaluated, the figure was 53,000 tons again.\u00a0 What has happened? In addition to the lucrative business with the fins, shark meat from the blue shark was now also on the market, for which there had previously been no interest. But the fishing in Europe is not only limited to Blue sharks. Other species continue to be fished as well. In 2018, European ships landed 6,018 tons of the endangered Shortfin Mako in the Atlantic Ocean. In the Mediterranean, the WWF recently found that more than half of the shark species found there are endangered.<\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons: Overfishing.<\/p>\n<p>But the &#8222;fins naturally on the body&#8220; regulation of the EU should actually protect the sharks from being hunted for their fins. Unfortunately, it is often not even possible to determine whether fins or shark meat is being handled: In many countries around the world, including the EU, there is no indication of whether a cargo is an unprocessed or processed part of the fish, such as fins. This makes it particularly difficult to trace which parts are transported where. Another area of uncertainty is the control figures. For the Spanish longline fleet, an independent observer rate of only 1-3% is recorded on fishing vessels.\u00a0 Whether really all the sharks caught are landed, as stipulated in the EU regulation, can therefore only be confirmed for these vessels.<\/p>\n<p>If shark protection in Europe is to have a chance, trade in shark fins from Europe must therefore be prevented in a really effective way. That is why we are demanding: The fins must remain on the shark at all times &#8211; even when being exported!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h6>[1] Vgl. FAO, State of the global market for shark products, S. 95<\/h6>\n<h6>[2] Vgl. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION\u00a0 for the CONSERVATION of ATLANTIC TUNAS (ICCAT), REPORT for biennial period, 2016-17 PART I (2017) &#8211; Vol. 2. F\u00fcr die Berechnung der Anzahl Tiere wurde ein durchschnittliches Gewicht von etwa 30 Kilogramm pro Blauhai angenommen<\/h6>\n<h6>[3] Vgl. WWF, Sharks in crisis: A call to action for the Mediterranean.<\/h6>\n<h6>[4] Vgl. North and South Atlantic swordfish Spanish longline fishery; MSC Public Comment Draft Report, Volume 1; October 2016; Seite 44 pp.<\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #25292b;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:100px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:70px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#25292b;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Estimated catch figures of the EU countries<br \/>\nfrom 1992-2016 on the basis of Blue sharks, Shortfin Makos and Porbeagle<\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iccat.int\/Documents\/BienRep\/REP_EN_16-17_II-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.iccat.int\/Documents\/BienRep\/REP_EN_16-17_II-2.pdf<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-gallery-2 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-2\" style=\"margin:-12px;\"><div style=\"padding:12.5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-1 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_blueshark.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_2]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_blueshark.jpg\" width=\"1232\" height=\"679\" alt=\"\" title=\"tabelle_blueshark\" aria-label=\"tabelle_blueshark\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_blueshark-200x110.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_blueshark-400x220.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_blueshark-600x331.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_blueshark-800x441.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_blueshark-1200x661.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_blueshark.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 640px) 1170px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h6>* Reform and opening policy in China. During this period, the Chinese economy has undergone significant growth through privatization. The trading markets have been expanded.<\/h6>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-gallery-3 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-2 fusion-columns-total-2 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-3\" style=\"margin:-12px;\"><div style=\"padding:12.5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_shortfinmako.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_3]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_shortfinmako.jpg\" width=\"1239\" height=\"599\" alt=\"\" title=\"tabelle_shortfinmako\" aria-label=\"tabelle_shortfinmako\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_shortfinmako-200x97.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_shortfinmako-400x193.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_shortfinmako-600x290.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_shortfinmako-800x387.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_shortfinmako-1200x580.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_shortfinmako.jpg 1239w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 732px) 579px, (min-width: 640px) 732px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:12.5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_porbeagle.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_3]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_porbeagle.jpg\" width=\"1233\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" title=\"tabelle_porbeagle\" aria-label=\"tabelle_porbeagle\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_porbeagle-200x97.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_porbeagle-400x195.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_porbeagle-600x292.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_porbeagle-800x389.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_porbeagle-1200x584.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tabelle_porbeagle.jpg 1233w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 732px) 579px, (min-width: 640px) 732px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h6>** Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/environment\/cites\/pdf\/Fact%20Sheet%20Porbeagle_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Proposal to list the Porbeagle in Appendix IIof the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ee6059;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:60px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#25292b;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h3>EU countries in <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">comparison<\/span><\/span>: Blue shark (Prionace glauca)<\/h3>\n<p>Areas: North Atlantic, South Atlantic and Mediterranean<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #25292b;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#25292b;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-1\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\" style=\"border-bottom:0px solid #ee6059;margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:0px;border-top-color: #ee6059;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-20px;border-bottom:1px solid #ee6059;border-left:1px solid #ee6059;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\" style=\"height:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #1e2123;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:100px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:70px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#25292b;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h3>2000<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-5\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"9\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Cyprus<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"2\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Denmark<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"31.094\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"3\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Espa\u00f1a<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"395\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.France<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Italy<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"31\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Ireland<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"1\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Malta<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Netherlands<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"4.220\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"3\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Portugal<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"12\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.United Kingdom<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h3>2011<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-5\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Cyprus<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Denmark<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"45.004\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"3\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Espa\u00f1a<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"115\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.France<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Italy<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"1\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Ireland<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"1\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Malta<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Netherlands<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"14.151\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"3\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Portugal<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"10\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.United Kingdom<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><h3>2016<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-5\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Cyprus<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Denmark<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"39.184\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"3\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Espa\u00f1a<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"352\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.France<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"18\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Italy<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Ireland<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"3\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Malta<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"0\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Netherlands<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"13.428\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"3\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.Portugal<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(37,41,43,0);\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#f05858;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"17\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">t<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#b2b2b2;font-size:17px;\">EU.United Kingdom<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #25292b;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:100px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:70px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#25292b;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">What happens to shark meat?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Trade in shark meat has increased dramatically over the last decade. This is partly due to the general increase in demand for fish. The shark meat market is more diverse and more geographically dispersed than the shark fin trade, so there is considerable potential for further expansion. [1]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Years ago regarded as an unwanted by-catch, sharks are now systematically targeted. Species such as the blue shark or the short-finned mako shark are caught without specific restrictions: No catch or size limits and no closed seasons. Spain has the largest market for shark meat and is the leading nation for shark fishing in Europe. In 2013, 48,888 tons of various different species of shark were registered as caught there, but the actual number could be significantly higher due to unreported by-catches. The meat caught from there is mainly exported to other EU countries. Spain and Italy are among the European countries with the largest shark meat market, consuming on average 40,000 tons (Spain) and 10,000 tons (Italy) of shark meat per year. [2] Most shark meat imports worldwide go to Brazil &#8211; about 20,000 tons per year, followed by Spain &#8211; about 14,000 tons per year, and Italy &#8211; about 11,500 tons per year (in 2012). [3]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">According to current figures, Germany imported 296 tons of shark meat in 2014, mainly from Namibia, Vietnam and Indonesia. These countries have hardly any surveillance or controls of their fisheries. 4] The meat is sold under many different, often misleading names, such as sea eel, trout sturgeon or hornfish in the case of dogfish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">In addition to the targeted consumption of shark meat, the demand for the oil obtained from shark liver is also increasing. This is regarded as a desirable ingredient in cosmetic products such as makeup or moisturizers. [5]<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">[1] Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2015: State of the global market for shark products.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">[2] Chabrol, R. &amp; June, S. I. 2015: Pelagic shark meat in Europe.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">[3] Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2015: State of the global market for shark products.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">[4] Chabrol, R. &amp; June, S. I. 2015: Pelagic shark meat in Europe.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">[5] Wildaid, 2018: Sharks in Crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/wildaid.org\/programs\/sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/wildaid.org\/programs\/sharks\/<\/a> (6.8.2019)<\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-gallery-4 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;}<\/style><div 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #1e2123;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:100px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:70px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#25292b;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><h3>Import and export of shark and other shark products<br \/>\nin the period 2000-2009 of recorded EU members<\/h3>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traffic.org\/site\/assets\/files\/2585\/into_the_deep_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.traffic.org\/site\/assets\/files\/2585\/into_the_deep_report.pdf<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-handle {border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-up-arrow {border-bottom-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-down-arrow {border-top-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-handle::after {background:#ffffff;}.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-handle::before {background:#ffffff;}.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-handle {background:rgba(255,255,255,0);}.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-before-label:before,.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-after-label:before,.fusion-image-before-after-wrapper-1 .fusion-image-before-after-before-label:before,.fusion-image-before-after-wrapper-1 .fusion-image-before-after-after-label:before{font-size:13px;}.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-before-label:before,.fusion-image-before-after-1 .fusion-image-before-after-after-label:before,.fusion-image-before-after-wrapper-1 .fusion-image-before-after-before-label:before,.fusion-image-before-after-wrapper-1 .fusion-image-before-after-after-label:before{color:#ffffff;background:transparent;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-wrapper fusion-image-before-after-vertical fusion-image-before-after-wrapper-1\"><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-before-label before-after-label-out-image-up-down\" data-content=\"Fresh and frozen shark meat exporters and importers\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-element fusion-image-before-after fusion-image-before-after-container fusion-image-before-after-1\" data-offset=\"0.5\" data-orientation=\"vertical\" data-move-with-handle-only=\"true\" data-click-to-move=\"true\"><img alt=\"Fresh and frozen shark meat exporters and importers\" class=\"fusion-image-before-after-before\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/europe-1024x612.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\"><img alt=\"Fresh and frozen shark meat exporters and importers\" class=\"fusion-image-before-after-after\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.stop-finning-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/europe2-1024x612.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\"><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-handle fusion-image-before-after-handle-default\"><span class=\"fusion-image-before-after-down-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"fusion-image-before-after-up-arrow\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-before-after-after-label before-after-label-out-image-up-down\" data-content=\"Exporters and importers of other shark 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