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July 23, 2019
Mediterranean countries advance on fighting illegal fishing in the world’s most overfished sea
Oceana praises the progress made by Mediterranean countries during a fisheries compliance meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), held last week in Tirana, Albania.At the conclusion…
July 15, 2019
Oceana has unveiled potential cases of illegal, unreported and poorly regulated fishing in the waters of the Mediterranean – the world’s most overfished sea (80% of fish stocks). The findings from…
June 12, 2019
FAO awards insurance initiative to curb pirate fishing
Oceana and the UN PSI received an award yesterday from the FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean for their work on fighting illegal fishing. The recognition, given for best…
March 5, 2019
New roadmap targets responsible sourcing improvements in Spanish seafood industry
A coalition of environmental organisations have today launched a roadmap for the Spanish seafood industry to increase responsible sourcing in its supply chain.The coalition, which includes ClientEarth, Greenpeace, Oceana, Our…
February 27, 2019
UN Environment, Oceana and insurers issue first-ever guidelines to combat pirate fishing
Environmental organisations join forces with insurance industry to spearhead global campaign to tackle illegal fishingApproximately 1 in 5 fish is caught illegally, posing serious threats to the environment and global…
October 16, 2018
Oceana calls out insurer to cancel contract with pirate-fishing ship
Oceana is calling out insurance company Carina to cancel covering the Cape Flower, a fishing vessel that was added in November 2017 to an official intergovernmental blacklist of ships that…
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…
June 5, 2018
Oceana calls for pirate fishing to be made an environmental crime
World Environment Day & International Day for the Fight Against IUU FishingToday, Oceana is sending out an SOS to urge national governments to make pirate fishing a punishable environmental crime. Illegal,…
October 6, 2017
Global insurers unite to cut financial lifeline to pirate fishing
St. Julian’s, Malta—Leading insurers from around the world have committed to take action on pirate fishing, an unlawful practice that costs the global economy tens of billions of dollars in…
September 19, 2017
The Spanish National Court has ordered the payment of 700,000 Euros to a Chinese company in compensation for a cargo of illegally-caught Patagonian toothfish that was seized in Vietnam last…