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Press Releases
May 13, 2013
Mediterranean fisheries meeting provides critical opportunity to tackle overfishing
Split, Croatia. – Today, at the opening of the 37th meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), Oceana calls on Contracting Parties to take action to end…
May 6, 2013
NGOs concerned over threats to block EU fisheries reform
A number of countries, including France, Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Greece and Romania, are resisting efforts to find common ground with the European Parliament on key issues such as fleet management…
April 17, 2013
Oceana welcomes EU Parliament adoption of Skagerrak discard ban
Yesterday an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament voted for a gradual ban on the discarding of unwanted fish in the Skagerrak. Oceana welcomes this bold step towards ending the…
March 4, 2013
Oceana denounces before UNESCO the dumping of polluted waste from Maó
The dumping of the waste into the sea will affect fishing activity, human health, the quality of bathing water, and the conservation of marine ecosystems. Oceana sent today to the…
February 27, 2013
Fisheries Council scoffs at full discard ban, while Parliament prepares for battle ahead
In another late night Fisheries Council meeting, France and Spain led a group of countries into dismantling a hard earned discard ban that was overwhelmingly passed through the European Parliament…
February 6, 2013
OCEANA: Paramount decision adopted today for the future of EU seas
In an historical move, the European Parliament today adopted an ambitious position for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. After almost twenty months of debate, 502 of the voting…
February 6, 2013
OCEANA: Paramount decision adopted today for the future of EU seas
In an historical move, the European Parliament today adopted an ambitious position for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. After almost twenty months of debate, 502 of the voting…
December 20, 2012
This morning after an intense two-day negotiation process, EU fisheries ministers reached an agreement on 2013 catch limits for the main commercial species in the North East Atlantic. Oceana in…
December 18, 2012
EU citizens’ representatives stand up for a sustainable future for EU fisheries
Today, after eighteen months of negotiations, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament finally voted on the reform of the basic regulation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). This was…
December 14, 2012
Oceana urges EU Member States to reduce 2013 fishing opportunities to recover fish stocks
Next week, on the 18th and 19th December, the Council of European Fisheries Ministers will meet in Brussels to agree on the 2013 catch limits for the main commercial species…
