Thanks to a new regulation by the European Union, Denmark, Germany and Sweden will cease all fishing activity on sensitive bubbling reefs and end fishing with damaging bottom gear (such as bottom trawls) over reefs in protected Danish waters of the Baltic Sea and Kattegat. The new measures are the first of their kind in the Baltic Sea, and … Read more
Today, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published its Marine Protected Areas in Europe’s Seas report, which shows that only 5.9% of the EU marine surface is protected, not even close to the 10% that governments have committed to protect. Oceana welcomes the release of this research, the first ever assessment of the entire EU network … Read more
Oceana deplores that the European Union continues to ignore Mediterranean swordfish overfishing despite world renowned fisheries scientists pointing out that Italy has failed to report around 41,000 tons in total for 20 years. This amounts to more than €25 million a year and 15% of all catches of this species in the Mediterranean, highlighting the … Read more
Good news for sharks: the list of wildlife species under special protection procedure just include the Mediterranean populations of seven species: dogfish, common Shortfin Mako, porbeagle, stripe candle, Malta, common guitar and guitar Blackbeard stripe. Thus, the Spanish legislation prohibits that bother them, capture or killed, and that traded with them Overfishing has wiped out … Read more
This study details the results of the oceanographic campaign undertaken by Oceana in waters off the Balearic Islands in August 2014, to investigate the marine areas of Fort d’en Moreu and the seamounts in the Mallorca Channel. After several expeditions in this area by Oceana over the past few years, there is a wealth of … Read more
The international marine conservation organization has also documented a great biological wealth in the funds of Sa Dragonera, which should be kept The international organization of Oceana marine conservation has published a report with the results of its 2014 Balearic Islands expedition, on the seamounts of the channel of Mallorca (Ausiàs March, Emile Baudot and … Read more
Today, the European Commission has presented its annual proposal of catch limits (TACs) for the Baltic Sea. The proposal is based largely on scientific advice, issued by the International Council on the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), and for the majority of stocks EC has been able to propose limits at sustainable levels in line … Read more
Exploiting the most vulnerable resources.EU deep-sea fisheries in the North-East Atlantic
Oceana stresses the need to implement appropriate monitoring and follow-up to ensure effective protection Oceana has shown its support for the protection of the waters surrounding Tagomago, Ibiza, making contributions to the proposal for a Plan of management of the resources natural (PORN) of the Town Hall of Santa Eulària des Riu to declare Tagomago … Read more
It’s only been a few days since the Balearic Government agreed to take further steps in the process of enlarging the Cabrera National Park in the Balearic Islands, something that Oceana has been advocating for over the past several years. Any enlargement will of course be welcomed but to make a meaningful difference rather than … Read more
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