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Press Releases
October 21, 2020
Experts highlight the need to stop insuring and financing activities that harm the ocean
A new paper, commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, outlines key actions that can be taken by public and private sectors to transition towards a…
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…
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…
July 23, 2019
Mediterranean countries advance on fighting illegal fishing in the world’s most overfished sea
Oceana praises the progress made by Mediterranean countries during a fisheries compliance meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), held last week in Tirana, Albania.At the conclusion…
July 23, 2019
Mediterranean countries advance on fighting illegal fishing in the world’s most overfished sea
Oceana praises the progress made by Mediterranean countries during a fisheries compliance meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), held last week in Tirana, Albania.At the conclusion…
June 12, 2019
FAO awards insurance initiative to curb pirate fishing
Oceana and the UN PSI received an award yesterday from the FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean for their work on fighting illegal fishing. The recognition, given for best…
July 12, 2018
Oceana uncovers dozens of cases of illegal fishing in protected areas in the Mediterranean
Version française | Versione italianaOceana launched today a report uncovering 41 potential cases of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Mediterranean Sea using data from Global Fishing Watch. The findings…
October 6, 2017
Global insurers unite to cut financial lifeline to pirate fishing
St. Julian’s, Malta—Leading insurers from around the world have committed to take action on pirate fishing, an unlawful practice that costs the global economy tens of billions of dollars in…
March 16, 2017
Analysis: Import controls in key EU member states inadequate for barring illegal seafood
Los procedimientos no homogéneos entre Estados miembros y el sistema desfasado de documentación socavan la efectividad del Reglamento de la UE para combatir la pesca ilegalBruselas, 16 de marzo de…
March 15, 2017
Spanish Supreme Court risks opening the high seas to crime and impunity
Spanish Supreme Court agreed this week to consider Oceana’s appeal requesting the nullification of their ruling in favour of Vidal Armadores. As the Spanish newspaper El Confidencial unveiled, the Supreme…
