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
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
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
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
Factsheet containing the most important facts and figures from the report conducted by Dr. Rainer Froese on the state of EU fisheries
Executive Summary Stock assessments are presented for 397 stocks in 14 European ecoregions, from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. Surplus production modeling was used to estimate fisheries reference points in a maximum sustainable yield (MSY) framework. Fishing pressure and biomass were estimated from 2000 to the last year with available data (2013-2015). Results … Read more
If you had power, knew that an important renewable natural resource was at great risk and the only way to save it was to temporarily halt its exploitation, what would you do? The answer seems obvious: a temporary sacrifice can save us from a far more drastic future. A state of denial only postpones and … Read more
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