Campaign: Habitat Protection
8 June, World Ocean Day: The ocean is key to securing the EU’s future
On World Ocean Day, Oceana calls on all candidates to the European Parliament to restore ocean health to support our food supply, jobs,and resilience to the climate crisis On World Ocean Day, which this year coincides with the European elections, Oceana urges incoming EU leaders to ensure that ocean life is restored to abundance. A … Read more
Oceana asks the Balearic Government for more protection for marine biodiversity in Cabrera National Park
The extension of the park, effective from 2019, lacks appropriate protection and management measures to protect the area from industrial fishing The Government, responsible for the park, now has an opportunity to commit to real and ambitious protection after years of delay Oceana urges the Balearic Government to effectively protect the Cabrera Archipelago National Marine-Terrestrial … Read more
Nature charities back UK pressing ahead with world-leading sandeel protections, despite EU legal pressure
19 UK and 16 EU conservation groups, are today announcing their strong support for the UK Government committing to closing Scottish and English North Sea waters to sandeel fishing, in the face of EU opposition to the action. The nature groups (including the RSPB, ClientEarth, Oceana, Birdlife International, and the Marine Conservation Society) are calling … Read more
A quantification of bottom towed fishing activity in marine Natura 2000 sites
There are over 2100 marine Natura 2000 sites designated across Europe’s seas under the EU Habitats Directive. Member States have designated such sites to protect and recover both important marine habitats such as reefs and sandbanks and a range of iconic species including the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and grey and … Read more
EU-wide campaign launched to end destructive fishing in Europe’s protected waters: 90% of ‘protected’ waters still targeted
Leading civil society organisations have launched a campaign calling on the EU to take tougher action against EU countries that still allow bottom trawling in their Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), after a new report reveals that the destructive fishing practice is still taking place in 90% of offshore EU MPAs. The report, co-authored by Marine … Read more
Habitat characterization, anthropogenic impacts andconservation of rhodolith beds off southeastern Malta
Rhodolith beds, including maerl, are structurally complex perennial habitats that support a high species diversity but are threatened by numerous human activities, particularly in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite their global ecological importance, increased research efforts are needed to facilitate development of effective measures to conserve these habitats. Two areas hosting rhodolith beds are known to … Read more
EU countries not on track to meet international marine protection targets, warn NGOs
EU Member States are set to miss targets to protect 30% of EU seas by 2030, warn marine NGOs Oceana and Seas At Risk. In reaction to the EU’s interim evaluation of its 2030 Biodiversity Strategy released on 13 March, the NGOs are today publishing an assessment of Member States’ pledges on marine protection targets. … Read more
Quince organizaciones ecologistas piden al Gobierno reforzar los compromisos de protección marina en el Mediterráneo español
Las organizaciones demandan acciones para avanzar en la protección estricta de, al menos, un 10 % del Mediterráneo, comprometido por España Además, solicitan una gobernanza participativa para la elaboración, implementación y evaluación de los planes de gestión de los espacios Continuar con el compromiso y redoblar los esfuerzos para conseguir la protección efectiva del 30 … Read more
Mediterráneo 30×30. Acuerdo marino entre organizaciones ambientales para la protección de un 30% del Mediterráneo español en 2030
En respuesta a la doble crisis planetaria, climática y de pérdida de biodiversidad, la Unión Europea y sus estados miembros se han comprometido, a través de la Estrategia de Biodiversidad de la UE a proteger al menos el 30% de los mares para 2030, con un tercio de lo protegido (es decir, un 10% de … Read more
