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Press Releases

December 10, 2020

On International Mountain Day, Oceana sheds light on poorly protected underwater mountains

To mark International Mountain Day, Oceana is drawing attention to threatened underwater mountains, known as seamounts, that are important hotspots of marine biodiversity. These submarine elevations can rise several kilometers…

December 3, 2020

Early Christmas present for Scotland’s iconic minke whales, basking sharks and Risso’s dolphins

Oceana welcomes the designation of four new Scottish Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (NCMPAs) as an important contribution to the ecological coherence of the Scottish Marine Protected Areas (MPA) network….

November 30, 2020

Oceana: weak implementation of EU Mediterranean fisheries law leaves sensitive habitats unprotected

Italy is worst-performing Member State, allowing bottom fishing to occur over sensitive habitats and in “protected” areas    Extending the current trawl ban to within 10 nm of the coast or  …

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 20, 2020

Oceana welcomes new EU Biodiversity Strategy as critical to rebuilding marine resilience and enabling a ‘blue’ future for Europe

Oceana welcomes the European Commission’s much expected new 10-year plan, presented today, to save biodiversity and its ambition to deliver urgent action to protect the environment – something that 90%…

March 3, 2020

Oceana urges strong ambition to restore nature and oceans, EU to lead by example

Today the European Commission and the UN Environment Programme launched a Global Coalition for Biodiversity, building momentum ahead of the international negotiations of the UN Convention of Biological Diversity COP15…

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…

January 28, 2020

10 years to save the ocean

Environmental NGOs launch new rescue plan for Europe to make our ocean healthy by 2030 – Today, 102 environmental organisations1, led by Seas At Risk, BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Surfrider…

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…

June 10, 2019

Oceana calls upon Mediterranean countries to protect areas crucial for fish survival to address overfishing crisis

On eve of political summit, Oceana releases online viewer displaying information on crucial lifecycle areas for fish populations, and current sites closed to fishing Ahead of a political meeting to…