Première mesure concrète vers l’amélioration de la pêche en Méditerranée, à quelques mois de la conférence internationale Our Ocean La Valette, Malte – Aujourd’hui, des ministres et représentants de haut rang des pays riverains de la Méditerranée ont signé une déclaration historique destinée à résoudre la crise de la pêche dans la région. La déclaration … Read more
Today, ministers and high-level representatives from Mediterranean countries have signed a historic declaration to address the fisheries crisis in the region. The ministerial declaration, Malta MedFish4Ever, will be the blueprint for cooperation and sustainable development of fisheries for all coastal states in the Mediterranean over the next 10 years. The agreement comes just months before … Read more
Top model Almudena Fernández and surfer Aritz Aranburu today announced their support for Oceana’s #StopOverfishing campaign, which aims to raise awareness about the problem of overfishing and ensure that European ministers take urgent action against it. In European waters, two-thirds of fish stocks are overfished. This means that more fish are caught than can reproduce, … Read more
Overfishing is catching too many fish and at faster rate than what they can reproduce and grow. This means that year after year there are fewer and fewer fish to catch and consume. Actually, this is one of the most critical issues facing our oceans. A recent report revealed that almost two thirds of European fish stocks … Read more
A poll carried out by YouGov for Oceana has revealed that 65% of the public are either “not confident” (46%) or “don’t know” (19%) when asked if they think the UK government will be better at stopping overfishing in the UK post-Brexit, compared to the existing guidance from the EU. Overfishing, or fishing too much, … Read more
Schockierendes allgemeines Unwissen über die Misswirtschaft der europäischen Fischereien begründet die neue Oceana-Kampagne, #StopOverfishing Die von YouGov für Oceana durchgeführte Umfrage offenbart den großen Mangel an öffentlichem Bewusstsein in Deutschland darüber, wie schlecht die europäischen Fischressourcen verwaltet werden. Ein aktueller Bericht deckt auf, dass 64% der europäischen Fischbestände derzeit überfischt sind, aber die Umfrage ergab, … Read more
Oceanas nye kampagne, #StopOverfishing, er baseret på en alarmerende mangel på viden i offentligheden om misforvaltningen af fiskeriet i Europa En rundspørge, som YouGov har foretaget for Oceana, afslører en meget stor mangel på offentlig bevidsthed om, hvor dårligt de europæiske fiskeressourcer bliver forvaltet. En ny rapport har vist, at 64% af fiskebestandene i … Read more
Early this morning, EU fisheries ministers agreed on new fishing limits for the North-East Atlantic Ocean. Oceana is disappointed that, once again, ministers have ignored scientific advice for key commercial fish stocks. The new limits for 2017 come despite a new, in-depth study led by renowned fisheries expert Dr. Rainer Froese, which revealed that if … Read more
For the first time ever, we know the full potential of fish recovery in Europe and its good news! If we manage fish sustainably, fish catches can increase by 57% or 5 million tonnes. That’s a lot of fish currently missing from our seas. On December 12th-13th the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU … Read more
The AGRI-FISH Council of the EU is gathering in Brussels on December 12th-13th to decide on annual catch limits (TACs) for the main commercial fish stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2017. Oceana recently released the most comprehensive study of EU fisheries ever and the case for recovering fish stocks is stronger … Read more
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