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October 10, 2014
Three months to phase-out overfishing
Brussels, 10 October 2014 – As usual for this time of year, EU fisheries ministers are about to start haggling over fishing limits. Starting next week, the Fisheries Council will…
October 7, 2014
Oceana: Commission’s proposal for sustainable fisheries in the Baltic Sea neglects cod
Yesterday, the European Commission finally published its management plan proposal for cod, sprat and herring which has been anticipated for many years. Oceana welcomes this step, as it is the…
October 3, 2014
Oceana: European Commission falls short with deep-sea fisheries proposal
Today, the European Commission published its biennial proposal on fishing opportunities for deep-sea species, for 2015 and 2016. While for most stocks the Commission has proposed total allowable catches (TACs)…
October 1, 2014
A plea for Mediterranean swordfish
Small-scale fishermen are the watchmen of the sea, the first to perceive any changes and the first to be affected by these changes. This is what the new Oceana video…
September 26, 2014
Oceana and Panthalassa present “Sea Legend”
The international marine conservation organization Oceana and the film production company Panthalassa present “Sea Legend”, a film whose world premiere coincides with the International Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain….
September 19, 2014
High levels of seafood fraud revealed in Danish fishmongers
The marine conservation organization Oceana, the Danish newspaper Søndagsavisen and the TV program “Go’Aften Denmark” conducted a study revealing that 18% of cod sold in fishmongers is not actually cod,…
September 5, 2014
In October, the Total Allowable Catches (TAC) are to be decided by the fisheries Ministers. Oceana is glad to see that the Commission proposal is consistent with the aim of…
August 11, 2014
Oceana supports penalties for Member States that exceeded 2013 fishing quotas
Today, the European Commission announced deductions from 2014 fishing quotas to a group of ten Member States that have exceeded their quotas for 2013. Oceana supports these deductions in order…
July 21, 2014
Oceana exposes illegal driftnet fisheries, while Italy denies it
Oceana observers, together with a cameraman from Reportime (Corriere della Sera), have gathered evidence of fishing boats using illegal driftnets in southern Italy’s port of Bagnara Calabra, as published today…
July 14, 2014
Deep sea fisheries: the truth is revealed
France’s position on the reform of European deep-sea fishing regulations is even less justifiable in the light of this new information. On 2 July 2014, the French Institute for the…