Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Council of the EU endorses overfishing in 2020

The Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU (“Agrifish”) has decided on fishing limits in the Northeast Atlantic for 2020, and...

Friday, December 13, 2019

Oceana: EU’s last chance to fulfil the law and stop overfishing

For the first time, the Council of EU ministers will limit the fishing effort in the Mediterranean, the world’s most overfished sea

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Green Deal goes blue: ocean vital to fight climate change

The European Commission unveiled the European Green Deal today, the flagship agenda driving Europe’s ecological transition to become the...

Sunday, December 8, 2019

Oceana demands an action plan for the protection of the ‘blue forests’ at the COP 25

Underwater blue forests formed by large marine algae cover less than 10% of the area of terrestrial forests, yet can store as much CO2 as...

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Oceana calls on Finland and Sweden to designate a joint area to protect Quark’s unique ecosystem

The marine conservation organisation releases a report on the findings of an expedition in the area, poorly protected yet home to a rare mix of species

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Oceana calls on new European Commission to make oceans part of EU Green Deal

The European Parliament officially approved today the new European Commission, which will make fighting climate change one of its top...

Monday, November 11, 2019

Mediterranean countries commit to fight illegal fishing and preserve threatened ecosystems

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean adopts measures to increase transparency, protect threatened corals and preserve breeding grounds