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May 20, 2015
Oceana: Dire state of ‘protected’ European marine environment underscores need for management
Today, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published its State of Nature report, a six-year assessment of the conservation status of threatened European habitats and species protected under the Natura 2000…
May 8, 2015
Oceana calls for urgent measures to halt marine biodiversity loss in protected areas
Oceana warns that even though fishing within Natura 2000 marine areas is a major threat to protected species and habitats, most of these sites lack measures to regulate it. Campaigners…
April 28, 2015
EU citizens’ representatives endorse a sustainable future for the Baltic Sea
Today, a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted on the multiannual management plan (MAP) for fisheries in the Baltic Sea – the first MAP under the reformed Common…
April 22, 2015
Oceana warns: Sinking of “Olegy Naydenov” affects an area of great biological interest
An underwater robot will help analyse impact on the seabed and reveal the best strategy for removing fuel and other pollutantsThe Russian vessel “Oleg Naydenov” recently sunk in one of…
April 14, 2015
Denmark’s proposal for protecting vulnerable marine habitats lacks ambition
The government’s proposal is intended to protect specific soft-bottom habitats in the Kattegat, of which some are red-listed. In a joint statement, the four conservation organisations stress that larger areas…
March 31, 2015
European Parliament votes for a sustainable future for Baltic Sea fisheries.
Today, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament voted in Brussels on a multiannual management plan (MAP) for fisheries in the Baltic Sea, the first MAP under the reformed Common…
March 30, 2015
European Parliament to decide tomorrow on new multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea.
On the 31st of March, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament will vote on a multiannual management plan for the fisheries in the Baltic Sea, critical for the future…
March 27, 2015
Scientists back up Oceana’s proposal to protect juvenile fish in the Mediterranean Sea
Rome. Today, fisheries scientists from Mediterranean countries have validated the Oceana proposal to close nursery areas in the Strait of Sicily in order to restore the heavily overfished stocks of…
March 9, 2015
Oceana proposes protection of key fish nursery areas in the Mediterranean
Earlier this month, Oceana formally submitted a proposal to the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Sea to permanently close key nursery areas in the Strait of Sicily to bottom…
February 19, 2015
Oceana launches an online display to promote the creation of a marine national park in El Hierro
Oceana presents a spectacular display of photographs and video from the area to the south of El Hierro to support the initiative to create what would be the first fully…
