Tomorrow, in Strasbourg, the European Parliament will vote on the management of North-East Atlantic deep-sea fisheries, including a potential end to the use of deep-sea bottom trawls and gillnets, two types of fishing gear that are associated with high levels of environmental damage and bycatch. Oceana urges Members of the European Parliament to vote for … Read more
In advance of the next EU Council decision on fishing opportunities for stocks in the North East Atlantic in 2014, Oceana would like to provide a constructive opinion on how fishing opportunities should be set. It is our hope that the Council takes into account the recommendations contained in this document and proposes Total Allowable … Read more
Cape Town, South Africa.- As the 23rd Regular Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) closes, Oceana welcomes the adoption of a precautionary ‘status quo’ quota for Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna for the year 2014. ICCAT Contracting Parties agreed a quota of 13,400 T for the coming year, recognising … Read more
Oceana calls on EU Fisheries Ministers to match the efforts made by the European Commission and the European Parliament to address the critical situation of the North-East Atlantic deep-sea. The plenary of the Parliament will vote on a new regulation for deep-sea fisheries on December 10, prior to reaching an agreement with the Council of … Read more
A new report by Oceana, based on Hong Kong shark fin trade data and other sources, has revealed that up to 24 countries may be catching sharks in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea but failing to report these catches, as is legally required by the Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The … Read more
Oceana applauds the adoption of a broad set of measures to strengthen deep-sea fisheries management in the North-East Atlantic Ocean, today by the European Parliament Fisheries Committee. Among the adopted amendments are those within a package of political compromises that were carefully negotiated by MEP Kriton Arsenis, which would introduce: a stronger scientific basis for … Read more
Oceana urges the European Parliament Fisheries Committee to vote today in favour of strong management measures for North-East Atlantic deep-sea fisheries, to end overfishing and protect vulnerable marine ecosystems. EU deep-sea fisheries in this region are currently managed under weak legislation from 2002, which has left many stocks overfished and ecosystems such as deep-sea corals … Read more
We’ve got excellent news to share about our fight to end harmful fishing subsidies that fuel overfishing. Last week, the European Parliament voted on the EMFF, the financial mechanism of Europe’s fisheries policy, which determines where funding is allocated. We were happy to see that for the most part, MEPs understood that they needed to … Read more
Today, after almost two years of negotiations the European Parliament has taken positive steps in the vote on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). Members of Parliament wisely rejected subsidies for new boats, which could have disastrous effects on the marine environment, doubled funding for data and control, and reassuringly stood strong on issues … Read more
(This piece was first published on Parliament Magazine’s website) Multiannual budgets, tobacco regulations and the financial crisis have been on the mind of many Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) lately; and rightly so, as decisions made on these issues have far-reaching effects on the daily life of Europeans. However, on 23 October, MEPs will … Read more
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