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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…
March 11, 2016
Global Fishing Watch Enables Clear View of Fishing in Marine Protected Areas
WASHINGTON – Today, Oceana released a new report highlighting the ability of Global Fishing Watch to provide a clear view of fishing activity in marine protected areas (MPAs) around the…
February 10, 2016
Oceana regrets lack of decisive actions by EU to end overfishing in the Mediterranean
Oceana is disappointed by the passive attitude shown by EU States that continues to postpone the EU’s duty to end overfishing by 2020. A high-level seminar on the state of…
February 9, 2016
Oceana calls for emergency closures of heavily overfished stocks in the Mediterranean
Oceana warns at high-level seminar that if overfishing is not stopped by 2020, closing fisheries or losing them will be the only options leftOceana urges the EU to announce this…
January 22, 2016
North-East Atlantic governments delay protection of species at risk of extinction
Oceana is outraged that governments have refused to expand the OSPAR list of threatened and declining species and habitats, thus further delaying the protection of declining ecosystems and species at…
January 18, 2016
79% of fish species threatened with extinction ignored by North-East Atlantic governments
Tomorrow, in Trondheim, Norway, representatives from 15 governments and the EU will convene under the OSPAR Convention to discuss the protection of threatened marine species and habitats in the North-East…
December 29, 2015
A wish list for the oceans: 10 priorities for 2016
Oceana has listed 10 key ocean issues that should be prioritised in 2016, and calls on decision-makers to set ambitious policies for tackling them. The international marine conservation organisation asks…
December 17, 2015
Baltic cod loses sustainable certification
Today, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has suspended its certificates for all Eastern Baltic cod fisheries. Oceana, having previously warned about the bad condition of Baltic cod stocks, supports the…
December 15, 2015
Oceana: Fisheries Ministers refuse to put an end to overfishing
Early this morning in Brussels, EU Fisheries Ministers reached an agreement on the catch limits for the main commercial fish stocks in Atlantic waters for 2016. Oceana describes the agreement…
December 10, 2015
A proposal published today by the European Commission that would close loopholes in the regulation governing the European Unions (EU)’s long-distance fishing fleet has been welcomed by the Environmental Justice…
