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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 21, 2019
More garbage caught than cod: NGOs call for emergency measures to protect Eastern Baltic cod
NGOs in the Baltic Sea Region have sent an urgent letter to the European Commissioner in charge of Environment Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, urging him to implement emergency…
February 19, 2019
France, Spain and Italy unite to breach EU fisheries law
The European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries (PECH) formally adopted today a political agreement on a multiannual plan for demersal species (mostly found at the bottom of the ocean) in the…
February 12, 2019
EU fails to show leadership on marine conservation with weak plan for Atlantic fisheries
An unambitous plan was adopted today by the European Parliament, for management of fisheries in the European waters of the Atlantic Ocean Even though, the Western Waters multi-annual plan (WWMAP)…
January 10, 2019
European Parliament vote puts future of Mediterranean fishing on the line
Oceana warns emergency closures to fishing could be only option to fix Mediterranean fish crisis and to comply with EU lawThe European Parliament voted today to adopt the first-ever multiannual…
December 19, 2018
EU ministers reject calls for sustainable catch limits in Atlantic waters
The EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council reached an agreement early Wednesday morning on 2019 fishing limits for commercial stocks in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. After all-night negotiations,…
December 17, 2018
EU countries could catch 56% more fish if ministers stopped overfishing in Atlantic waters
The EU could increase the amount of fish landings from the North-Eastern Atlantic and the North Sea by 56%, up to more than 5 million tonnes, if tomorrow’s Council of…
December 13, 2018
France, Italy and Spain team up to delay EU overfishing deadline for the Mediterranean
Oceana has had access to a proposal by the fisheries ministers of Italy, France and Spain in which they agree to end overfishing in the Mediterranean by 2025. This would…
December 7, 2018
Oceana has seen evidence revealing that an EU-funded body, the Mediterranean Advisory Council (MedAC), aligned with a portion of the Italian fishing industry to lobby MEPs and postpone the latest…
November 20, 2018
EU ditches long-term conservation of deep-sea marine life
After negotiations late into Monday evening, agriculture and fisheries ministers came to a disappointing deal on “fishing opportunities” in the European Atlantic waters for the next two years. The agreement…
