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Press Releases
June 15, 2016
EU admits slowdown in sustainable fishing
Today, the European Commission has released its figures on the status of fish stocks in the European Union (EU). Following the Commission’s annual report on fishing opportunities, Oceana calls on…
June 3, 2016
Mediterranean countries to close bottom trawling fishing to rebuild fish stocks
Oceana applauds the closure to bottom fish trawling of three nursery areas for hake and deep-sea rose shrimp in the Strait of Sicily and a temporal closure in the Gulf…
June 1, 2016
Oceana unveils images of fish nursery areas damaged by bottom trawling in the Strait of Sicily
Oceana calls to preserve these essential habitats for hake and deep-water rose shrimp during this week’s GFCM meetingToday Oceana unveiled never-before-seen images from the Strait of Sicily, showing damage caused…
May 31, 2016
22,000 EU vessels fishing outside EU waters highlights need for greater transparency
As WhoFishesFar.org discloses vessels authorised to fish in non-EU waters since 2008, a lack of official data on those operating in Africa under private agreements raises alarm bells.The recently-updated WhoFishesFar.org…
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…
April 29, 2016
Oceana joins in the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Cabrera Archipelago Maritime-Terrestrial National Park by releasing a video showing the extraordinary marine wealth of the national park and…
April 27, 2016
Oceana asks EU countries to stop delaying action and end overfishing in the Mediterranean now!
Brussels – Oceana calls on EU Commission and Member States to take responsibility and end overfishing in the Mediterranean once and for all. The obligation to sustainably manage stocks was…
March 31, 2016
New Italian vessel list is not enough to recover heavily overfished Mediterranean swordfish
After more than a decade of overfishing, the newly established official Italian register reveals the number of vessels actually targeting swordfish is almost 90% lower than reported in 2015.After more…
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 16, 2016
New EU deal allows overfishing to continue in the Baltic Sea
Last night the European Parliament, Council of Ministers and Commission reached a disappointing political agreement on the multiannual management plan covering the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the…
