Mediterranean: Overview

The Mediterranean Sea is one of the world’s most culturally important bodies of water and for centuries, it has been the home and primary source of food for millions of people. As a result of its location between Africa, Asia and Europe, it is a primary trade route. Within the coastal region, the people inhabiting … Read more

PORTUGAL PROÍBE A PESCA COM ARRASTE EM MAIS DE 2 MILHÕES DE KM2

A SUPERFÍCIE INTERDITA ÀS ARTES DE PESCA DESTRUTIVAS EM ÁGUAS PROFUNDAS QUADRUPLICA EM AREA O TAMANHO DA PENÍNSULA IBÉRICA A OCEANA PEDE QUE ESTA PROIBIÇÃO SEJA ESTENDIDA PARA O RESTO DAS PESQUERÍAS DE PORTUGAL E DA UE O Governo português proibiu por decreto de lei todas as artes de pesca de fundo –exceptuando o palangre, … Read more

La « vérité » d’Intermarché sur la pêche profonde… Et celle de Monsanto sur les OGM aussi ?

Alors que la mobilisation exceptionnelle des Français contre la pêche profonde destructrice, notamment celle d’Intermarché, grossit à chaque instant (plus de 371 000 signataires à la pétition de BLOOM), la flotte des Mousquetaires basée à Lorient, la Scapêche, déploie aujourd’hui ce qu’elle sait faire de mieux : une opération de communication, en invitant tous les … Read more

Deep-sea fisheries in the North-East Atlantic: Fisheries impacts

Data on deep-sea fisheries catches, discards, landings and fishing effort are scarce. However, scientific evidence suggests that most EU deep-sea stocks have been exploited beyond levels that are sustainable. Many stocks are depleted below levels that are considered to be biologically risky, with 21 species now prohibited for retention or landing, due to concerns about … Read more

Deep-sea fisheries in the North-East Atlantic: Overview

The deep-sea starts at 200 m below the surface, where sunlight does not penetrate – but where fisheries still operate, reaching down to more than 1500 m. Most deep-sea fisheries in the North-East Atlantic sprang up in the second half of the 20th century, after the decline of traditional continental shelf stocks, and with the … Read more

OCEANA VERSICHERT, DASS DIE UMWELT-STUDIE VON REPSOL ÜBER DIE KANARISCHEN INSELN ENTSCHEIDENE INFORMATIONEN VORENTHÄLT

Repsol hat nur ein zehn Millionstel der Fläche getestet, und es ist nicht sicher, ob die Probebohrungen, um Erdöl zu finden, wirklich in dem analysierten Bereich oder einem anderen stattfinden werden. Oceana hat Argumente gegen die Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung eingereicht, die von Repsol durchgeführt wurde, um vor der Küste der Kanarischen Inseln nach Öl suchen zu können. … Read more