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Press Releases
November 21, 2016
International community takes first step for depleted Mediterranean swordfish on World Fisheries Day
Oceana welcomes long-overdue measures to rebuild the depleted and overfished stock, but the plan falls behind expectationsVilamoura, Portugal.-The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has today finalised…
November 18, 2016
New analysis reveals lack of trade traceability in lucrative Mediterranean swordfish market
As the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) today enters its fifth day of fisheries negotiations, all 51 countries have the future and fate of Mediterranean swordfish…
October 21, 2016
EU faces Mediterranean fish ultimatum
The European Union is now facing an ultimatum on a key fishery in the Mediterranean. Oceana has called on EU countries to stop all swordfish fishing in the Mediterranean unless…
October 12, 2016
Oceana rallies insurers against IUU fishing
At an upcoming OECD conference on combating crime in the fisheries sector, Oceana will be launching a project aimed at mobilising the global marine insurance industry in taking action against…
October 10, 2016
Set crisis plan now or EU to ban fishing for Mediterranean swordfish
Mediterranean swordfish drops by 70% in 30 years from overfishingOceana is fully behind a call for an urgent and immediate action plan to rebuild rock-bottom numbers of swordfish in the…
May 12, 2016
Oceana calls on the European Commission to close fish labelling loophole in restaurants
The European Parliament points at restaurants as the weak link of fish traceability.Oceana is calling on the European Commission to carry-out a targeted EU-wide study on the mislabelling of fish…
March 18, 2016
Spain closes the net around pirate fishing
Oceana applauds Spain’s actions in opening a new era in the global fight against IUU fishing 14 countries cooperated with Interpol and Spain’s Guardia Civil to break up the group,…
March 8, 2016
Internationally pursued fishing poachers arrested in Spain
Spain – Yesterday, the Spanish Civil Guard raided the offices of the company Vidal Armadores according to local press. Based on the same source, agents of Interpol and Europol may…
February 2, 2016
Tough EU illegal fishing legislation needs stronger implementation to reach full potential, say NGOs
The European Union’s regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has made an impact, but implementation must be more robust to ensure that no illegal…
January 21, 2016
NGOs welcome EU move to fight illegal fishing through vessel numbering scheme
Today, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana and WWF welcomed a new European Commission requirement that all EU fishing vessels, and foreign vessels fishing in EU waters, need to have…
