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Call for the GFCM to increase transparency and effectively tackle non-compliance cases and IUU fishing

Ahead of the forty-sixth session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Split, Croatia Oceana, together with Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, ClientEarth, Environmental Justice Foundation, MedReAct, Pew Charitable Trust, and WWF, who work together to protect the Mediterranean Sea against the impacts of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, are calling on … Read more

EU Requires Tracking Systems for All Its Fishing Vessels

The European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council agreed a new law that requires all European Union (EU) fishing vessels, including 49,000 small-scale vessels, to install and use tracking systems by 2030 at the latest. Tracking systems have numerous benefits for the ocean, including promoting sustainable fisheries by increasing transparency about fishing activities. Simultaneously, … Read more

Oceana applauds landmark rules for EU fisheries control: vessel tracking will be compulsory for all fishing vessels

The organisation worked tirelessly with fishers, NGOs, and vessel-tracking companies to make this victory a reality The new Fisheries Control Regulation will benefit the ocean and its ecosystems as well as EU fishers Brussels.- Oceana applauds the approval by the Member States’ representatives and the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament of the new Fisheries … Read more

From Net to Plate: Gaps and Benefits in Processed SeafoodTraceability in the EU

Oceana calls on the EU for full transparency on the sustainability of processed and imported seafood

Consumers lack details on processed and imported fish, including what species they are eating and if these products come from overfished stocks Barcelona – Oceana urges the EU to require full transparency for all seafood sold on the market, including processed and imported products, so that consumers know what species of fish they are buying, … Read more

Follow the Fish

Join us to demand more information for all seafood in the EU When you buy a can of tuna, do you really know what you’re getting? Perhaps you’ve wondered where it comes from but found no useful information on the label? There’s a loophole in EU law: while fresh and frozen fish must be traced … Read more

Follow the Fish

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Call for the GFCM to increase transparency and effectively tackle non-compliance cases and IUU fishing

EU Requires Tracking Systems for All Its Fishing Vessels

Oceana applauds landmark rules for EU fisheries control: vessel tracking will be compulsory for all fishing vessels

From Net to Plate: Gaps and Benefits in Processed SeafoodTraceability in the EU

Oceana calls on the EU for full transparency on the sustainability of processed and imported seafood

Follow the Fish

Follow the Fish

New International Rule Requires Countries to Investigate and Deter Companies from Engaging with Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Vessels

Call for the GFCM to increase transparency and tackle IUU fishing

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