Saturday, September 4, 2021

‘Save the Ocean to Save the climate', Swimmers Tell Leaders in Marseille

Dozens of people dived into the Mediterranean Sea today during the IUCN World Conservation Congress to celebrate the power of the ocean...

Friday, September 3, 2021

Over 2.5 million hours of bottom trawling ploughed Europe’s ‘protected’ areas in 2020

Satellite data shows extensive destructive fishing continues, with most intensely trawled sites in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Denmark

Thursday, August 5, 2021

All but two of Scotland’s offshore marine ‘protected’ areas are paper parks

Data shows over 44,000 hours of fishing with bottom-towed gear in Scotland's Marine Protected Area network in 2020

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Oceana urges UK and EU to end overfishing of critically low fish stocks in new agreement

Oceana is calling for an end to the overfishing of severely overexploited fish stocks in European waters as negotiations between the EU and...

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Oceana calls for strong political leadership to implement new 2030 Mediterranean fisheries strategy

Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems and greater transparency of fishing vessels must take priority

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

New Oceana-Supported Research Maps Wealthy Nations’ Harmful Fisheries Subsidies Supporting their Fleets Abroad, Including in the Waters of Least Developed Countries

Oceana calls on WTO member states to curb the harmful fisheries subsidies that facilitate overexploitation and unsustainable distant water fishing

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Closing 70% of Europe’s seas to bottom trawling: little loss to fishing sector but huge environmental gains

Advice by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) released today shows that reducing bottom-trawling efforts by 26%...