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September 11, 2018
NGO Oceana opens office in London to protect UK seas and marine life
London becomes ocean organisation’s latest expansion TV host Patrick Aryee and ocean advocate Alexandra Cousteau attend UK opening Oceana – the largest international ocean advocacy organisation – held a welcome…
July 12, 2018
Oceana uncovers dozens of cases of illegal fishing in protected areas in the Mediterranean
Version française | Versione italianaOceana launched today a report uncovering 41 potential cases of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Mediterranean Sea using data from Global Fishing Watch. The findings…
July 9, 2018
UN alert: Mediterranean is world’s most overfished sea
A health-check report on world fisheries and aquaculture by the United Nations (UN) has revealed that one-third of global marine fish stocks are now fished at unsustainable levels and have…
March 9, 2018
EU’s new proposal fails to save Mediterranean
The European Commission published yesterday a new proposal for a multi-annual management plan for fish stocks in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The Commission’s proposal to ensure the recovery of crucial…
December 20, 2017
Mediterranean countries commit at UN meeting to protect endangered corals
Mediterranean countries agreed today to legally protect endangered cold-water corals in the Mediterranean Sea from harmful human activity at a UN Environment meeting in Albania. The 22 members of the…
December 15, 2017
Mediterranean countries to decide on the protection of corals threatened with extinction
As the Contracting Parties of the Barcelona Convention are due to meet in Tirana, Oceana calls on the Mediterranean countries to approve a proposal to protect four threatened deep-sea corals….
October 3, 2017
Oceana: EU ministers must put an end to overfishing in the Baltic Sea now
Luxembourg – On October 9th, the EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) are due to meet in Luxembourg where ministers will decide on catch limits for the Baltic Sea in…
August 25, 2017
Oceana completes 5400-mile underwater study in the North Sea
Oceana scientists have wrapped up an eight-week, at-sea research cruise in the North Sea, surveying 15 areas of special conservation interest across the waters of the UK, Denmark, Germany, the…
August 3, 2017
Duikexpeditie keert terug van verkenning uniek Noordzeegebied Borkumse Stenen
Stichting De Noordzee, Stichting Duik De Noordzee Schoon & OCEANA zijn teruggekeerd van hun expeditie naar de Borkumse Stenen. Tijdens de expeditie zijn biologische gegevens verzameld & is het gebied…
June 28, 2017
Oceana begins exploration of North Sea marine life in waters of five nations
Oceana is launching today its two-month expedition in the North Sea to survey important areas of marine life in the waters of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United…
