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Press Releases
February 29, 2024
Oceana scientist awarded Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation to improve transparency of fish feed
Marine Cusa, Ph.D., an expert in genetic identification of seafood products, is a policy advisor on illegal fishing and transparency at Oceana in Europe Marine Cusa, Ph.D., a policy advisor…
January 18, 2024
MEPs vote for more transparency to prevent the entry of illegal seafood on the EU market, but also endorse destructive fishing within protected areas and compromise the fight against overfishing…
December 14, 2023
Spain sanctions 25 fishing vessels for disabling tracking devices following Oceana investigation
Oceana’s report shows that sanctioned vessels repeatedly switched off their Automatic Identification System (AIS) while fishing The Spanish Directorate-General for Merchant Shipping has issued fines of up to €60,000 per…
November 6, 2023
New Measures Would Allow Authorities to tackle non-compliance and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing As officials from Mediterranean countries gather this week for the General Fisheries Commission for the…
October 17, 2023
European Parliament votes to bring EU fisheries into the digital era
After no less than 5 years of negotiations, the European Parliament has voted in favour of adopting the new EU fisheries Control Regulation After years of complex technical negotiations, the…
June 30, 2023
Oceana flags three ocean priorities to be addressed by the EU Spanish presidency
Spain needs to ensure the adoption of the Nature Restoration Law, and show leadership on files related to the energy transition, catch limits, and seafood traceability Oceana urges the Spanish…
June 27, 2023
The organisation worked tirelessly with fishers, NGOs, and vessel-tracking companies to make this victory a reality The new Fisheries Control Regulation will benefit the ocean and its ecosystems as well…
June 8, 2023
World Ocean Day: Poor ocean policies put iconic marine wildlife at risk
Oceana urges the EU to raise the ambition to rebuild marine abundance and increase ocean resilience to the climate crisis On World Ocean Day, Oceana calls on decision-makers to create…
New Follow the Fish movement demands sustainability information for all seafood products
The Follow the Fish movement, initiated by Oceana, urges the EU to introduce a mandatory sustainability ranking on all seafood products Currently, there is a lack of information on many…
April 24, 2023
Oceana calls on the EU for full transparency on the sustainability of processed and imported seafood
Consumers lack details on processed and imported fish, including what species they are eating and if these products come from overfished stocks Barcelona – Oceana urges the EU to require…