Blue Manifesto: A rescue plan that works In January 2020, over 100 organisations, led by six NGOs —BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Seas At Risk, Surfrider Foundation Europe, and WWF— launched the Blue Manifesto, a rescue plan outlining specific actions to protect our oceans and coastlines by 2030. The Blue Manifesto is a comprehensive document detailing … Read more
Protecting Marine Habitats Marine protected areas (MPAs) are the most straightforward way to preserve biodiversity because each increases the endurance of the marine environment from the effects of harmful human activities and climate change. Oceana works towards a network of diverse and connected sites. Thanks to our expeditions—where we not only research shallow waters, but … Read more
Babltic Cod: Victims of Overfishing At present, western Baltic cod are being overfished and the stock is showing signs of very low biomass levels. The eastern stock is even in a worse situation — the entire population collapsed and a temporary fishing ban was put in place in until December 2019. Unfortunately, while the ban does help, … Read more
The Marine Insurance Industry: A Key Ally By refusing or canceling insurance to vessels or boats that have been blacklisted for pirate fishing, the marine insurance industry can be a key player to combat IUU fishing. This essentially cuts a financial lifeline for those involved in IUU fishing, so no false claims can be made. The … Read more
The North Sea is considered one of the most productive seas in the world, with a broad diversity of plankton, invertebrates, fish, seabirds, marine mammals, and other organisms that inhabit its waters and its seabed. It is also of great social and economic value due its fisheries, oil and gas extraction, harbours, and industry — … Read more
The Mediterranean Sea, or Mare Nostrum, is one of the world’s most important seas. Located between Africa, Asia and Europe, it is also a primary trade route given its strategic — and geopolitically — important location. Within the coastal region, the people inhabiting the area have had centuries of interactions with the marine environment. Extensive … Read more
The European Union (EU) is the third largest fish producer in the world, but a mismanagement of fisheries by European politicians has allowed for a serious decline of a valuable and public resource. Currently 64% of European fish stocks are overfished, with 42% of stocks overexploited in the North East Atlantic and more than 90% … Read more
According to the Law on National Parks, a total of 13 natural marine systems should be represented in the network to ensure an adequate legacy for future generations. However, although 2016 was the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the network, some of these systems are still under-represented, while others are totally absent from the … Read more
EU fisheries ministers continue to disregard science and to overfish stocks on the basis of short-sighted socio-economic arguments. It is undeniable that the Union’s Member States must act immediately to stop overfishing and to recover all stock above healthy levels by 2020, at the latest. To achieve this objective, an effective protection of Essential Fish … Read more
The North Sea has provided us with treasures for centuries. It’s about time we gave some back. Together we can #StopOverfishing! Into the North – #StopOverfishing from Oceana on Vimeo. Oceana acknowledges the generous support of EU LIFE Programme. The backbone of the #StopOverfishing campaign is Oceana’s 2016 study on European fisheries. It was commissioned … Read more
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We have already protected nearly 4 million square miles of ocean and innumerable sea life - but there is still more to be done.
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