Habitat Protection Archives

Une plus grande volonté politique est nécessaire pour mettre fin à la négligence des pays européens face à la dégradation des habitats marins

Les organisations environnementales demandent la mise en place de mesures de gestion concrètes dans les aires marines protégées européennes ClientEarth, Coalition Clean Baltic, Oceana, Seas at Risk et le WWF avertissent que la vie marine en Europe est menacée à cause de la négligence des pays européens à gérer activement leurs aires marines protégées. … Read more

Urgent political will needed to halt European marine habitat neglect

ClientEarth, Coalition Clean Baltic, Oceana, Seas at Risk and WWF warn that marine life across Europe is being harmed because member states are neglecting to actively manage marine protected areas. This puts at risk much of the biodiversity within the marine Natura 2000 network of protected sites, which protects on paper around 10% of waters … Read more

Towards a Mediterranean network of EFH

One of the aspects behind the critical situation of Mediterranean stocks is the high exploitation rate of juveniles in many demersal fi sheries. The fisheries management in place today has brought most of assessed stocks outside safe biological limits (FAO, 2017) and some of them face a high risk of biological collapse, such ascommercially-important hake … Read more

Oceana criticises UN and EU’s failure to protect areas for young fish in the Mediterranean, the world’s most overfished sea

The EU and Mediterranean countries have failed to protect critical fish nursery areas for commercial species that are already overfished, some of which stocks are near to collapse. Despite growing international concerns over the state and health of the Mediterranean – the sea with the most fish stocks heading towards depletion (above 80%) – the … Read more

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The Mediterranean Statement

< Return to campaign Oceana’s “Mediterranean Statement” urges the EU and its member states to end the environmental crisis in the Mediterranean. As of September 20th, 2018, the letter has been backed by over 150 scientists from Europe, North America and from as far as Australia. The letter was released prior to the EU negotiations … Read more

EU ministers jeopardize future of Baltic fisheries by setting unsustainable catch limits for 2019

EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) today reached an agreement on fishing limits for Baltic stocks for the next year. Regrettably, the Council decided to set catch limits for the Eastern Baltic cod and the Western herring stocks which not only do not follow scientific advice, but also challenge the goal of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) that ensures … Read more

Oceana: Time is fast running out for ending overfishing in the Baltic

On October 15th, the EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) is due to meet in Luxembourg where ministers will decide on fishing limits for the Baltic Sea in 2019. Oceana encourages the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) to be in line with scientific advice, which could help rebuild stocks and eventually increase catches by 25%. In … Read more

Oceana praises new political pact for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean

Fisheries ministers from Mediterranean countries signed today a historical declaration on a Regional Plan of Action for small-scale fisheries. The Ministerial Conference, organised by the GFCM and FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, lays down a new framework for fisheries governance in the region and builds on the 2017 MedFish4Ever initiative. The declaration marks a political … Read more

Over 150 international scientists call for an end to severe overfishing crisis in the Mediterranean Sea

More than 150 international scientists today signed Oceana’s “Mediterranean Statement” urging the EU and its Member States to end the environmental crisis in the Mediterranean – the world’s most overfished sea, according to a recent report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). “This environmental crisis is not just a warning – it’s … Read more