Fashion for the high seas: designs go on sale to support #StopOverfishing

How can fashion help save the oceans? This was the huge challenge Oceana and Uttopy gave to a group of young designers in Barcelona earlier in the year. To make things even harder, the designs had to focus on the biggest threat facing the oceans right now: overfishing. Not exactly the easiest design to doodle, right? So, … Read more

EU auditors expose serious lack of control in heavily overfished Mediterranean Sea

Today, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a damning report on fisheries compliance by EU Member States. Auditors visited Spain, France, Italy and the UK (Scotland), which represent more than half of the EU fishing fleet and almost half of the total fish catches in the Union. The results reveal a lack of control … Read more

North Western Waters. Status and Potential Productivity of Fish Stocks

The European Union is failing to responsibly manage its fish resources. Despite several international commitments and EU framework regulations on sustainable fisheries, the status of fish stocks is still far from being considered as healthy. Overfishing in the EU continues to affect a large proportion of fish stocks. In the North Western Waters (NWW) the … Read more

Stopping overfishing could see fish catches up 87% in waters around UK and Ireland

Research finds potential for 200,000 tonnes more cod, sole, plaice and other fish within 5-7 years An overhaul of current fisheries management could result in 87% more fish being caught in the Atlantic waters around the UK, Ireland and the north-west of France if governments stop overfishing, marine conservation organization Oceana has announced today. According to a … Read more

Neue Kampagne „Size Matters“, auf deutsch „die Größe zählt“, warnt Käufer vor dem Kauf von Babyfischen

Eine Datenbank für Mindestgrössen für 75 Fischarten, einschließlich den  innerhalb der EU gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Mindestgrössen und Vorschlägen, wo Maßregeln fehlen Oceana fordert eine Mindestgröße entsprechend der Körpergröße zum Zeitpunkt der Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit oder größer Der spanische Hollywood-Schauspieler Miguel Ángel Silvestre präsentierte eine neue digitale Datenbank, um Verbrauchern dabei zu helfen, den Kauf von „Baby“-Fischen zu vermeiden. … Read more

New “Size Matters” guide launched to warn shoppers against buying baby fish

Digital guide shows 75 fish, 55 of which have EU minimum legal size   Oceana calls for fish to be caught and sold at reproduction size or bigger Spanish Hollywood actor Miguel Angel Silvestre has launched a new digital guide to help consumers avoid buying and eating “baby” fish. The guide, developed by marine conservation … Read more

Joint NGO priorities on the Multi – annual Plan for the North Sea

We call on MEPs to support the Commission’s proposal to:

Mediterranean countries sign historic political pact on ocean governance and fisheries management

Today, ministers and high-level representatives from Mediterranean countries have signed a historic declaration to address the fisheries crisis in the region. The ministerial declaration, Malta MedFish4Ever, will be the blueprint for cooperation and sustainable development of fisheries for all coastal states in the Mediterranean over the next 10 years. The agreement comes just months before … Read more

I paesi del Mediterraneo firmano un patto politico storico per la gestione della pesca

La prima vera pietra miliare nella gestione della pesca nel Mediterraneo precede la conferenza internazionale ‘Our Ocean’ prevista in autunno   Valletta, Malta – Oggi i ministri e rappresentanti di alto livello provenienti da paesi del Mediterraneo hanno firmato una dichiarazione storica per affrontare la crisi della pesca nella regione. La dichiarazione ministeriale, Malta MedFish4Ever, … Read more

Les pays riverains de la Méditerranée signent un pacte politique historique sur la gouvernance des océans et la gestion des pêches

Première mesure concrète vers l’amélioration de la pêche en Méditerranée, à quelques mois de la conférence internationale Our Ocean La Valette, Malte – Aujourd’hui, des ministres et représentants de haut rang des pays riverains de la Méditerranée ont signé une déclaration historique destinée à résoudre la crise de la pêche dans la région. La déclaration … Read more