Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Oceana: EU ministers must put an end to overfishing in the Baltic Sea now

Luxembourg - On October 9th, the EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) are due to meet in Luxembourg where ministers will...

Monday, September 25, 2017

Oceana study: Rebuilding overexploited fisheries could generate 5 billion euros a year to EU economies

By recovering EU fish stocks to sustainable levels in less than 10 years, society could benefit from over 90.000 new jobs

Friday, September 22, 2017

Alexandra Cousteau calls for more protected areas to stop ocean decline

A senior advisor to Oceana, Cousteau presented an open-air photo exhibition in Geneva displaying threats and solutions to protect oceans

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Two Notorious Black-listed Fishing Vessels Ready to Resume Operations After Spanish Court Rule: Chinese company compensated €700k for illegally-caught fish

The Spanish National Court has ordered the payment of 700,000 Euros to a Chinese company in compensation for a cargo of illegally-caught...

Thursday, September 14, 2017

European Parliament votes in plenary session to end overfishing in the North Sea

Oceana applauds MEPs for taking a step in the right direction by voting for sustainable catch limits in the plenary session for a new management plan for the North Sea.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

EU countries authorized their vessels to fish unlawfully in African waters

Oceana’s investigation exposes unlawful fishing by EU-flagged vessels from Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain, and calls for global reforms to increase transparency in international fisheries governance

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

European Commission proposes Baltic cod catch limits four times higher than considered sustainable

The European Commission turns its back on the Baltic cod overfishing crisis again, by continuing to ignore the science