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Press Releases
June 13, 2025
Nice, 13 June 2025 – As the third UN Ocean Conference concludes in Nice, Oceana acknowledges positive commitments by countries including Portugal and Denmark to protect their marine protected areas…
June 9, 2025
Oceana criticizes France’s announcement on bottom trawling in marine protected areas at UNOC3
On Monday, June 9, as the third United Nations Ocean Conference gets underway in Nice, France, President Emmanuel Macron announced that he will “limit” bottom trawling – an extremely destructive…
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 3, 2025
UNOC countdown: Fresh legal challenge over untackled bottom trawling in EU Marine Protected Areas
As the United Nations ocean conference prepares to open its doors, EU leaders are facing a new legal complaint over widespread destructive fishing in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Lawyers say…
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…
May 28, 2025
Oceana uncovers over 17,000 hours of destructive fishing inside France’s Marine Nature Parks, Calls on President Macron to ban bottom trawling in protected areas Nice, France. Just before France is…
May 13, 2025
Over a quarter of a million Europeans urge the EU to end bottom trawling in marine protected areas
Citizens urge EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans to better manage protected areas for the benefit of fishers and the ocean Brussels – Today [13 May] representatives of small-scale fishers,…
March 20, 2025
NGOs call for evaluation of Marine Action Plan and new rules to strengthen protection of EU seas Brussels – No EU country has comprehensive plans to phase out destructive fishing,…
March 10, 2025
Monday, March 10th–Following the conclusion of EU Ocean Days, leading ocean advocates — BLOOM, Blue Marine Foundation, Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, National Geographic Pristine Seas, Oceana, Only One, and Seas…
February 4, 2025
Environment NGOs Seas At Risk, Danish Nature Conservation Association, Oceana and ClientEarth welcome the Danish government’s proposal to ban bottom trawling in over 17% of Danish waters. The establishment of…
