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Press Releases
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…
December 11, 2019
Green Deal goes blue: ocean vital to fight climate change
The European Commission unveiled the European Green Deal today, the flagship agenda driving Europe’s ecological transition to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Oceana welcomes that the ocean…
November 27, 2019
Oceana calls on new European Commission to make oceans part of EU Green Deal
The European Parliament officially approved today the new European Commission, which will make fighting climate change one of its top priorities. To mitigate climate change, Oceana calls upon the new…
November 11, 2019
Mediterranean countries commit to fight illegal fishing and preserve threatened ecosystems
Oceana applauds decisions to increase fisheries transparency, protect threatened corals and preserve breeding grounds adopted by FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in their 43rd session. The enforcement…
October 31, 2019
Oceana urges to protect juvenile fish in the Mediterranean
Oceana urges Mediterranean countries to preserve young and undersized fish in the Mediterranean in order to restore fish stocks of the world’s most overfished sea. As FAO’s General Fisheries Commission…
October 24, 2019
Seulement 1,5% des mers françaises sont réellement protégées
Du 22 au 24 octobre 2019 se tiendra le 4ème Colloque national des Aires Marines Protégées, à Biarritz. Les enjeux sont très importants puisque la France possède le 2ème espace…
October 15, 2019
Oceana: Fisheries ministers miss legal deadline to stop overfishing in the Baltic Sea
EU fisheries ministers agreed overnight Monday on the 2020 fishing limits for fish stocks in the Baltic Sea, including iconic cod and herring. Oceana criticises the Council for breaching the…
October 11, 2019
Oceana: Widespread engine power fraud calls for stronger cuts in fishing effort in the Mediterranean
Commission to stop the overfishing crisis of hake, mullet, shrimp and Norway lobsterOceana warns that the European Commission’s proposal on fishing opportunities for the Mediterranean and Black Sea falls short…
