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Press Releases
March 31, 2017
New report exposes unique biodiversity suffering long-term effects of human activityCopenhagen, Denmark – Today, Oceana has released an extensive report proposing the creation of a joint Danish/Swedish marine protected area…
December 20, 2016
Denmark stands alone in defiance against Baltic Sea marine protection agreement
Denmark threatened to effectively stop progress on a key Baltic Sea regional initiative during the HELCOM Head of Delegation meeting which took place on 14-15 December in Helsinki. This process,…
October 10, 2016
EU Fisheries Ministers’ decision on Baltic cod is insufficient to save stock
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council reached an agreement today on fishing limits for Baltic stocks for 2017 including 5597 tonnes for Western Baltic cod, a 56% reduction of the current…
October 7, 2016
Denmark risks stock collapse by pushing for cod catches ten times greater than scientific advice
On Monday 10th October, European Union fisheries ministers will convene in Luxembourg at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council to decide on fishing limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for commercial…
August 29, 2016
European Commission turns its back on the Baltic cod overfishing crisis
Oceana states that EU Commission fishing limits proposal only follows scientific advice when economically convenient whilst ignoring environmental sustainability priorities when it implies short-term sacrifices.Today, the European Commission (EC) has…
June 21, 2016
Oceana backs Sweden’s move to protect the Kattegat
Oceana welcomes a proposal by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM), to permanently protect the debated fisheries closure in the Kattegat by upgrading its protection to a…
May 25, 2016
Oceana welcomes proposal to stop sand dredging in the Sound
Oceana welcomes a proposal to protect the Sound from sand dredging from 1 September 2016, which was presented yesterday by Mette Abildgaard (K), Maria Gjerding (Ø), and Martin Lidegaard (R)….
May 24, 2016
Coalition Clean Baltic, Danish Society for Nature Conservation, Greenpeace, Landsforeningen Levende Hav, OCEANA and WWF sent an open letter today to the interim Director General of the Swedish Agency for Marine…
May 9, 2016
Oceana congratulates Denmark on new areas to protect key ecosystems in Kattegat
Unfortunately, current government decision weakens original proposal in favour of private interests.The Danish government has finally released its long-awaited decision to establish new marine protected areas (MPAs) in Kattegat, to…
April 28, 2016
Oceana Expedition Reveals Hidden Beauty and Threats to Marine Ecosystems of the Sound
A press conference held by Oceana in Malmö this morning has unveiled early insights from a 3-week at-sea expedition to study the Sound’s marine ecosystems, funded by a generous grant…
