The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) finally agreed on a recovery plan for the severely depleted Mediterranean swordfish, which has shrunk by two thirds from the 1980s due to overfishing. The plan includes a modest reduction of catches and the adoption of a quota system, enforced by monitoring and control measures … Read more
Brussels — The European Commission released today its annual proposal on catch limits (TACs) for the North East Atlantic waters in 2017. Oceana considers the Commission’s proposal a step in the right direction but stresses more effort and political will is needed to eradicate overfishing. The proposal covers over 70 fish stocks, including commercially important … Read more
The European Union is now facing an ultimatum on a key fishery in the Mediterranean. Oceana has called on EU countries to stop all swordfish fishing in the Mediterranean unless an immediate recovery plan to rebuild stocks is put in place. Mediterranean swordfish has been reduced to one third of its size in just thirty … Read more
Non ci sono alternative, o l’UE chiude la pesca del pesce spada o rischia di perdere questo stock dal momento che la malagestione sta mostrando le prime ripercussioni economiche L’’Unione Europea si trova ad affrontare un ultimatum su una risorsa chiave per la sua pesca in Mediterraneao. Oceana avverte i Paesi dell’UE che a meno … Read more
At an upcoming OECD conference on combating crime in the fisheries sector, Oceana will be launching a project aimed at mobilising the global marine insurance industry in taking action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Recently published research has revealed that IUU fishing vessel operators are able to purchase insurance coverage for their blacklisted … Read more
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council reached an agreement today on fishing limits for Baltic stocks for 2017 including 5597 tonnes for Western Baltic cod, a 56% reduction of the current quota. Although for the European Commission this figure is in line with the Baltic Multiannual Plan (BMAP) for fisheries management, it exceeds scientific recommendations provided … Read more
Mediterranean swordfish drops by 70% in 30 years from overfishing Oceana is fully behind a call for an urgent and immediate action plan to rebuild rock-bottom numbers of swordfish in the Mediterranean Sea and to safeguard its future in the region. The only other alternative to this is to completely close down swordfish fishing in … Read more
Oceana tire le signal d’alarme : soit un plan de rétablissement immédiat est mis en place, soit la pêche de l’espadon méditerranéen devra être stoppée pour assurer la survie de l’espèce La population d’espadon de Méditerranée a chuté de 70 % en 30 ans en raison de la surpêche Oceana soutient pleinement l’appel à un plan … Read more
Oceana avverte che o un piano di recupero viene messo in atto con urgenza o per assicurarne il recupero, l’unica alternativa è la chiusura della pesca La popolazione del pesce spada è diminuita di oltre un 70% in oltre 30 anni di sovrasfruttamento Oceana fa eco all’appello degli scienziati per un piano urgente e immediato … Read more
On Monday 10th October, European Union fisheries ministers will convene in Luxembourg at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council to decide on fishing limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for commercial fish stocks of the Baltic Sea. Due to the extreme state of western Baltic cod following decades of overfishing and mismanagement, Oceana calls for a … Read more
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