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November 14, 2016
If Total Allowable Catches followed scientific advice, many EU fish catches could more than treble in size including sardine in the Cantabrian Sea, and cod and haddock in the North…
October 27, 2016
Oceana urges the EU to adopt sustainable Atlantic fishing limits for 2017
Brussels — The European Commission released today its annual proposal on catch limits (TACs) for the North East Atlantic waters in 2017. Oceana considers the Commission’s proposal a step in…
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
EU Fisheries Ministers’ decision on Baltic cod is insufficient to save stock
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council reached an agreement today on fishing limits for Baltic stocks for 2017 including 5597 tonnes for Western Baltic cod, a 56% reduction of the current…
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…
October 7, 2016
Denmark risks stock collapse by pushing for cod catches ten times greater than scientific advice
On Monday 10th October, European Union fisheries ministers will convene in Luxembourg at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council to decide on fishing limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for commercial…
September 19, 2016
1400 km2 in the Balearic Islands protected from destructive fishing
Oceana welcomes the creation of fishing protected areas in the Menorca Channel, and the modest expansion of another area to the east of Cabrera Archipelago National Park. These areas will…
August 29, 2016
The results from the two-month, at-sea study will be used to strengthen marine protection in the region.Oceana has today completed its first-ever expedition in the North Sea, during which marine…
August 29, 2016
European Commission turns its back on the Baltic cod overfishing crisis
Oceana states that EU Commission fishing limits proposal only follows scientific advice when economically convenient whilst ignoring environmental sustainability priorities when it implies short-term sacrifices.Today, the European Commission (EC) has…