The European Union’s regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has made an impact, but implementation must be more robust to ensure that no illegal fish enter the European market, according to an analysis published today by the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF. The analysis … Read more
Today, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana and WWF welcomed a new European Commission requirement that all EU fishing vessels, and foreign vessels fishing in EU waters, need to have unique vessel numbers from construction to disposal. The move will affect up to 8,205 European vessels. The change is a key reform that helps close … Read more
Oceana is deeply disappointed that the 49 Contracting Parties present at the 24th Regular meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have failed to address long standing management issues for key stocks under its scope. The highly overfished and commercially overexploited Mediterranean swordfish, blue shark and shortfin mako have all … Read more
OCEANA urges the Contracting Parties of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) – the organisation responsible for highly migratory species in the Atlantic and adjacent waters – to guarantee that all stocks under its concern are managed in a sustainable manner, specifically to combat overfishing. This is especially crucial for the … Read more
DNA analysis conducted by Oceana shows widespread consumer deceit, including EU institutions’ canteens in which 38% of seafood tested was mislabeled Bluefin tuna, sole and cod are substituted by species up to 40% cheaper Brussels, 3rd November.- Oceana has disclosed research showing that, on average, 30% of seafood served in Brussels restaurants did not correspond … Read more
In 2015 the rules governing both the authorisations provided to the European Union’s large fishing fleet operating outside EU waters, and the authorisations of non-EU countries’ vessels such as Norway, Iceland and Faroe Islands to fish in EU waters, will be rewritten. The coalition of organisations working to tackle IUU fishing considers that the reform … Read more
BRUSSELS—The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and WWF commended the European Commission today for issuing an official warning—known as a “yellow card”—to the Comoros and Taiwan, PoC for failing to take sufficient action to combat illegal fishing. The groups also welcomed the Commission’s publication of a Communication to the Council of … 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
Oggi 19/06/2015 il governo spagnolo ha annunciato[1] multe fino a un massimo di 11 milioni di Euro contro i cittadini spagnoli, comprese le società coinvolte nella pesca Illegale, Non dichiarata e Non regolamentata (INN). Fondazione per la Giustizia ambientale (EJF) e Oceana, hanno parlato di momento storico nella lotta contro la pesca INN e hanno … Read more
Die spanische Regierung hat heute[1] angekündigt, dass die Verhängung von Strafzahlungen gegen spanische Staatsangehörige und Unternehmen, die in illegale, nicht gemeldete und nicht regulierte Fischerei (IUU) verwickelt sind, eine Höhe von über 11 Millionen Euro erreichen können. Eine EU-weite Koalition aus internationalen Nichtregierungsorganisationen, darunter die Environmental Justice Foundation und Oceana, bezeichnete dies als historischen Meilenstein … Read more
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