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Press Releases
September 19, 2025
Oceana celebrates the ratification of the High Seas Treaty
Oceana celebrates the ratification of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement, also called High Seas Treaty). Vera Coelho, Oceana’s Deputy Vice President in…
June 7, 2025
Ocean advocates took to the streets of Nice, France ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference to call for stronger ocean protection. Organised by a coalition of marine and environmental…
June 5, 2025
Six leading environmental NGOs warn that the European Commission’s Ocean Pact falls short of delivering enough binding action urgently needed to protect our ocean. BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Seas At…
May 29, 2025
Oceana welcomes EU ratification of High Seas Treaty as a key step to reach the 30×30 goal
The announcement takes place a few days ahead of the release of the EU Ocean Pact and the beginning of the UN Ocean Conference Oceana applauds the ratification of the…
March 20, 2025
European Council calls for an ambitious Ocean Pact to foster healthy seas
The European Council has underscored the vital importance of the ocean in strengthening Europe’s resilience, security, and sustainability in the face of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution,…
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…
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 17, 2024
Leading Brussels-based ‘blue NGOs’ congratulate Costas Kadis on his appointment as Commissioner-designate for Fisheries and Oceans, but raise concerns over the direction set by the mission letter published today by…
August 28, 2024
What’s happening? As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is about to publish mission letters to the newly-designated EU Commissioners, Brussels-based marine NGOs (Birdlife Europe & Central Asia, ClientEarth,…
July 18, 2024
Oceana’s reaction to the appointment of Ursula von der Leyen
In response to the election of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission, Oceana issued the following statement: “Oceana congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on being re-appointed…
