The western Mediterranean multiannual plan (West Med MAP), introduced in 2019, is the EuropeanUnion’s primary framework for the conservation and sustainable management of demersal stocks in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Despite significant progress made through the West Med MAP, the target of sustainable fishing mortality rates in the Western Mediterranean remains far from being achieved. … Read more
Chef Michael shows us how overfishing is a recipe for disaster, and provides refreshing food-for-thought on how to build sustainable fisheries in Europe.
France, Spain and Italy must urgently recover hake from near commercial collapse and rebuild Norway lobster populations As Mediterranean inhabitants sit down to enjoy their favorite summer fish dishes, Oceana is reacting to a European Commission report by calling for more action to end overfishing and recover populations of European hake and Norway lobster. Oceana … Read more
This report explores the impact of the first five years of implementation of the western Mediterranean multiannual plan (also known as the ‘West Med MAP’, hereafter: ‘the MAP’), the first European Union fisheries management plan for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of a group of demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea. Over a decade … Read more
France, Italy and Spain are failing to sustainably manage valuable species such as hake, red mullet or Norway lobster Reacting to today’s scientific evaluation of the EU’s Western Mediterranean multiannual fisheries management plan, Oceana highlights that, despite efforts to achieve the sustainable exploitation of demersal fish species by 2025, the pace of progress is not … Read more
After an uncomfortable night of sailing, battling strong winds and waves, the morning sun brought calmer weather to the Alboran Sea. Mother Nature seemed to be in a good mood, granting us the opportunity to spot several pods of common and striped dolphins, as well as various seabirds such as shearwaters, gulls and storm-petrels, which … Read more
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