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Press Releases
September 4, 2020
115 days before the cliff edge, post-Brexit fishing rules still up in the air.
As a new round of negotiations between the UK and the EU begins this week, Oceana draws attention to the urgent need for a successful conclusion of the talks when…
August 31, 2020
EU Council of Ministers urged to take decisions to counter Baltic Sea crisis
Responding to the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for Baltic Sea fishing limits for 2021, NGOs today called on EU Baltic state governments to adopt most of the Commission’s…
June 19, 2020
Free from EU constraints, UK government stubbornly persists to allow overfishing in British waters
The Fisheries Bill returns to the House of Lords on 22 June, and the UK government is still refusing to amend it to require sustainable fishing. The Department for Environment,…
June 16, 2020
Deep sea remains in deep trouble
Scientists indicate that deep sea fish populations in the EU are either depleted or lacking information to assess their status. NGOs urge European decision-makers to set fishing limits for highly…
June 5, 2020
Oceana calls to reduce, restore and research to save the ocean
On the occasion of World Oceans Day, Oceana is calling to innovate differently in order to help the ocean recover its past abundance. Oceana highlights that technology alone will not…
June 4, 2020
Oceana calls on UK government to rewild our seas by creating 10% Highly Protected Marine Areas
Oceana calls on the UK to protect at least 10% of UK seas in Highly Protected Marine Areas. At present, about 30% of UK seas are designated as Marine Protected…
May 29, 2020
Baltic Sea Fish Stocks Remain in Crisis – NGOs Call for Closures of Herring and Cod stocks
Responding to today’s publication of annual scientific advice for EU fishing limits for 2021 in the Baltic Sea by ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea), which finds…
March 2, 2020
Oceana calls on EU and UK to not lower environmental standards in any future fisheries agreement
Oceana urges the EU and UK to commit to retain sustainable science-based management, high environmental standards and control of fishing activities in the negotiations for a bilateral fisheries agreement starting…
December 17, 2019
Council of the EU endorses overfishing in 2020
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU (“Agrifish”) has decided on fishing limits in the Northeast Atlantic for 2020, and for the first time on fishing effort in the Western…
December 13, 2019
Oceana: EU’s last chance to fulfil the law and stop overfishing
On 16-17 December, the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU (“Agrifish”) will decide on fishing limits in EU Atlantic waters and the North Sea for 2020. For the first…
