OCEANA WELCOMES CITES CALL FOR PROTECTION OF MARINE SPECIES
CITES Secretariat joins international consensus on the need for a bluefin tuna international trade ban.
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MIGUEL BOSÉ AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ASK FOR BLUEFIN TUNA INTERNATIONAL TRADE BAN
NGOs urge Spain, that holds the EU presidency and the highest quota of bluefin tuna, supports the inclusion of this species in Appendix I of CITES.
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FISH CATCHES COULD BE 80% HIGHER IF EU MANAGED STOCKS SUSTAINABLY, SCIENTISTS FIND
A scientific report, published today, reveals that Europe will fail to reach the Johannesburg commitment of managing fisheries sustainable until 2015 by decades.
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OCEANA URGES THAT STOPPING THE LOSS OF MARINE SPECIES BE THE PRIORITY FOR THE EU’S BIODIVERSITY POLICY
The Commission proposes today a new EU Biodiversity Strategy to confront growing challenges, including the fact that only 1% of European waters are protected.
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CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS AND THE OCEANS
The climate change caused by the emission of big quantities of CO₂ has a direct effect on the chemical-physical balance of the oceans and provokes alternations in the habitats and in the species living in them.
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ONLY AN ECOLOGICAL REFORM OF EU FISHING POLICY WOULD RECOVER FISH STOCKS AND KEEP JOBS
Oceana is asking the European Commission to recover healthy ocean ecosystems and assure the enforcement of existing regulations.

It is critical to ensure correct management with the TAC system, support artisanal fishermen and eliminate IUU fishing.
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