These sanctuaries are havens of biodiversity and serve as safeguards against climate change To be effective, the designation must be coupled with good management Oceana celebrates the announcement by Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition to establish seven new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Rich in biodiversity and home to vulnerable ecosystems, these areas will be included … Read more
The information is distilled from official data from the General Secretariat for Fisheries Trawling, one of the most destructive fishing methods, is allowed in marine protected areas despite being a threat to the ocean and the sustainability of the fishing sector Three-quarters of the vessels that bottom trawled in Spain last year did so, at … Read more
For the past twenty years, Oceana in Europe has been campaigning for a healthy, abundant ocean full of life. And it has paid off! We have campaigned for many years to increase sustainable fisheries in the North-East Atlantic. When we first started our work in Europe, only 20 commercial fish stocks were exploited at sustainable … Read more
Communiqué de presse. Date: 10 novembre 2023 Location: Split Contact: Emily Fairless | email: efairless@oceana.org | tel.: +32 478 038 490 Ces mesures permettront de protéger le Banc de Cabliers, le seul récif corallien d’eau froide connu qui continue de croître en Méditerranée et étudié pour la première fois par Oceana Les États méditerranéens acceptent … Read more
The measures will protect Cabliers Bank, the only cold-water coral reef known to be growing in the Mediterranean and first researched by Oceana Mediterranean states also agree to adopt measures to act against those that do not comply with fishing rules Today, Mediterranean countries have agreed to ban any kind of bottom fishing, including destructive … Read more
The ocean is the largest planetary carbon sink. It stores equivalent amounts of carbon to terrestrial ecosystems and removes around one-third of CO2 emitted by human activity. Healthy marine ecosystems capture and lock in carbon, acting as a nature-based solution to the climate crisis. Deepwater marine sediments and soft bottoms are considered a critical reservoir … Read more
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are the best tool for ocean conservation, if they are properly managed. Their purpose is to protect the marine environment and the habitats and species that live within it. Their benefits are well-known and for that reason MPAs have been established in all the seas of the world, as is the … Read more
Scientific data is available for Spain to help meet the target of 10% strict protection of its waters Oceana and Seas At Risk are urging Spain to designate 50 marine sanctuaries to move towards the strict protection of at least 10% of its waters by 2030 and contribute to the targets of the EU Biodiversity … Read more
The EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) is in its final stage of negotiations, where the European Parliament and the Council of the EU will agree a final law. The positions of these two institutions are similar, but the Parliament’s version of the law goes one step further when it comes to fisheries. The NRL is … Read more
We, the undersigned 200 civil society organisations, call upon all EU Member States, Members of the European Parliament and the European Commission to urgently adopt a strong Nature Restoration Law that is fit for purpose to tackle the twin biodiversity and climate crises. We are witnessing a mass biodiversity extinction and climate breakdown, threatening the … Read more
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