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November 8, 2024
Cette semaine, les pays méditerranéens n’ont pas réussi à adopter de mesures interdisant les pratiques de pêche destructrices – comme le chalutage de fond – de façon permanente sur une…
November 8, 2024
This week, Mediterranean countries have failed to adopt permanent measures banning destructive fishing practices – like bottom trawling – over parts of the Cabliers Bank, a 400,000-year-old coral reef in…
November 6, 2024
Oceana calls on commissioner Costas Kadis to develop a strong Ocean Deal
In response to the parliamentary hearing of Costas Kadis as EU commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Vera Coelho, Deputy Vice President for Oceana in Europe, stated: We congratulate Commissioner-designate Costas…
November 4, 2024
Med Sea Alliance Calls for Urgent Action by GFCM to Strengthen Fisheries Management
As the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) convenes in Rome, the Med Sea Alliance, alongside its members Oceana and the Environmental Justice Foundation, is urging member countries to…
October 29, 2024
NGOs continue fight against bottom trawling in marine protected areas with lawsuit in Spain
Oceana and ClientEarth are filing a lawsuit with Spain’s national high court over bottom trawling in marine protected areas (MPAs) Legal experts flag systemic problems with EU’s nature protection A…
October 22, 2024
EU citizens strongly support expanded consumer information for seafood products
New poll conducted by Oceana shows that citizens in Belgium, France, Spain, and Cyprus want to know more about the fish they eat EU Commissioner-designate for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas…
October 3, 2024
The European Commission must stick to its commitment to deliver a roadmap for the energy transition of the EU fisheries sector before the end of the year, said scientists, a…
October 1, 2024
With Ocean Week taking the stage this week in Brussels (30 September- 4 October), 138 organisations call on the newly elected EU institutions to take a series of bold measures…
September 30, 2024
Artisanal fishers and Oceana call for fairer fishing access in capital of Europe
MEP Isabella Lövin, Alexandra Cousteau and fisher representative to open photo exhibition on small-scale fisheries this evening Neily Kavanagh (left) featuring in the photo exhibition on the European Parliament esplanade…
September 19, 2024
Oceana demands more consumer information on seafood products in the EU
Information requirements for fresh seafood are strong, whereas consumers are left in the dark when it comes to processed products such as canned tuna and fish fingers In a new…
