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September 5, 2014
Oceana launches website to gather data on unwell fish in the Baltic Sea
Today, Oceana has launched a website with the aim of compiling information on the issue of sick, dead and disappearing fish in the Baltic Sea. The creation of a database…
September 5, 2014
In October, the Total Allowable Catches (TAC) are to be decided by the fisheries Ministers. Oceana is glad to see that the Commission proposal is consistent with the aim of…
August 14, 2014
Oceana’s latest expedition confirms the need for expanded marine protected areas in the Balearics
Marine Protected Areas will forever help to defend the islands from the threat of oil-drilling Oceana has acquired new underwater images that support the need for the expansion of protected…
August 12, 2014
Oceana celebrates the creation of three protected fishing areas in the Balearic Islands
Oceana, which has been demanding this measure since 2006, congratulates the General Secretariat of Fisheries and encourages the government to continue with the protection of other similar seabeds which should…
August 6, 2014
Oceana launches an expedition to Cabrera and the Balearic seamounts
This morning, Oceana launched an expedition to document three seamounts that lie between the islands of Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera, as well as the Fort d’en Moreu which is a…
July 24, 2014
Oceana congratulates the Spanish Ministry for the protection of the first 4 INDEMARES areas
The ministerial order should make reference to the Mediterranean Regulation, which defines fundamental fisheries regulations affecting two of the areas protected today. Oceana congratulates the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and…
July 14, 2014
Deep sea fisheries: the truth is revealed
France’s position on the reform of European deep-sea fishing regulations is even less justifiable in the light of this new information. On 2 July 2014, the French Institute for the…
June 30, 2014
European Commission confirms 91% of mediterranean stocks are overfished
Oceana today proposed a set of measures to tackle the alarming amount of overfishing occuring in the Mediterranean Sea, which affects 88 out of 97 of assessed fish stocks. The…
June 26, 2014
Oceana regrets the decision of the Supreme Court to approve the permits that have been granted to Repsol to prospect for hydrocarbons on the eastern coastline of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote….
June 26, 2014
Oceana calls on European Commission to adopt a moratorium on deep-sea mining
EU citizens are urged to participate in the Public consultation before June 16th Oceana denounces the European Commission plan to develop deep-sea mining operations, and appeals to EU citizens to…
