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Press Releases
September 24, 2015
Oceana estimates illegal swordfish landings cost Italy more than €25 million every year
Oceana deplores that the European Union continues to ignore Mediterranean swordfish overfishing despite world renowned fisheries scientists pointing out that Italy has failed to report around 41,000 tons in total…
September 4, 2015
Oceana discovers new areas of coral on the seamounts of the Balearic Islands
The international marine conservation organization has also documented a great biological wealth in the funds of Sa Dragonera, which should be keptThe international organization of Oceana marine conservation has published…
September 2, 2015
Oceana is moderately encouraged by the European Commission’s proposal for 2016 Baltic fishing limits
Today, the European Commission has presented its annual proposal of catch limits (TACs) for the Baltic Sea. The proposal is based largely on scientific advice, issued by the International Council…
August 7, 2015
Oceana welcomes the approval of the enlargement of the Cabrera National Park (Balearic Islands)
The proposal would be entirely feasible by getting back the 5 million euros invested in 2011 and with the aid of monitoring technologies. Oceana welcomes the approval by the Government…
July 29, 2015
29th July 2015: Today, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana and WWF heralded a new era of fisheries transparency with the launch of an online database detailing 15,264 EU vessels…
July 20, 2015
European Commissioner Karmenu Vella visits ‘Oceana Ranger’
Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, visited the research catamaran Oceana Ranger last Friday to learn about the scientific expeditions carried out by the international…
June 29, 2015
North-East Atlantic threatened species left in the lurch
North-East Atlantic countries have adopted recommendations for the management of four threatened species and habitats: blue mussel beds, allis shad, sea lamprey and Azorean limpet. The decisions were taken at…
June 12, 2015
Oceana denounces Denmark for blocking conservation of threatened Baltic species
Baltic Sea states failed to agree on a key recommendation on the conservation of species that are threatened with extinction, at a HELCOM Heads of Delegation meeting that closed yesterday…
June 3, 2015
Oceana: Overfishing main driver of extinction risk for European marine fishes
Sharks, commercial deep-sea species, groupers, and halibut among most threatened fishesOverfishing is the major threat to fish species in European seas, according to the European Red List of Marine Fishes…
June 2, 2015
Oceana: Regrettable status of fish stocks conflicts with political commitments
The list of overfished stocks includes key commercial species such as cod and sole in the Atlantic and hake or swordfish in the Mediterranean Today, the European Commission has published…