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Press Releases
April 9, 2026
Oceana investigation reveals that one in four squid products in Brussels and Milan are mislabelled
Squid often ends up on European consumers’ plates without information on species or origin EU legislation should include basic information on all seafood, including processed products and those served in restaurants One…
March 31, 2026
A new delay in protecting Cabrera National Park puts its biodiversity at risk
The Balearic Government postpones effective protection of the park until 2027, after proposing to safeguard nearly 600 km² to halt biodiversity loss The measure endangers everything from deep-sea corals to sharks, which still…
March 30, 2026
Tampering with EU Fisheries Policy would ‘open Pandora’s Box’, NGOs warn
Brussels, 30 March 2026.- Today, Fisheries Ministers from EU Member States meet with the European Commission for the AGRIFISH Council. On this occasion, Oceana, BLOOM, ClientEarth, Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB),…
March 26, 2026
Oceana sets out roadmap for a resilient and competitive seafood sector by 2040
The contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the Vision 2040 provides strategic input to develop the EU Ocean Pact Brussels – Oceana has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the Vision 2040 for Fisheries and Aquaculture, highlighting…
March 19, 2026
9 in 10 Cypriot fishers say Government action is insufficient to ensure sector’s survival
New survey reveals overwhelming concern over weak implementation, declining stocks and the future of the sector as Cyprus holds the EU Council Presidency A new survey reveals overwhelming concern among Cypriot…
March 17, 2026
ClientEarth and Oceana have appealed before Spain’s Supreme Court after authorities declined to investigate Spanish vessels suspected of illegal fishing in West African waters. The case, now being appealed from…
March 3, 2026
Around thirty social and environmental organisations are promoting a national alliance to strengthen nature restoration as a structural response to the ecological and climate crisis, and to push for an ambitious National…
February 26, 2026
With the European Ocean Days approaching, small-scale fishers warn that the Mediterranean — one of the EUs most overfished seas — is reaching a breaking point, putting the future of…
February 19, 2026
The court asks environmental organisations to explain the evidence of the impact of bottom trawling in marine protected areas in the Cantabrian Sea and the Gulf of CádizDespite ongoing legal…
February 10, 2026
NGOs urge the European Commission to end the use of ‘flags of convenience’ in fisheries
New European Commission study reveals how secret vessel ownership undermines the fight against illegal fishing Each fishing vessel must be registered in a country, and ‘flies its flag’. A new study by the…
