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Press Releases
March 28, 2017
Ministers meet to avert Mediterranean fish crisis
State representatives gather for the first time in 14 years just days after scientific study reveals Mediterranean has lost one-third of its fish due to overfishingOceana calls for catch limits,…
January 30, 2017
Starfish with 10 to 11 arms spotted in the Mediterranean
Marine scientists have discovered a population of a species of starfish with 10 and 11 arms living more than 200 m below the surface in waters off Malta (central Mediterranean)….
December 2, 2016
Mediterranean countries need to protect an area the size of Ireland by 2020
So far only 7% of the Mediterranean has been protected and deep-sea ecosystems have almost no protection.Tangier, Morocco – An area the size of the Republic of Ireland (71,840 km2)…
November 21, 2016
International community takes first step for depleted Mediterranean swordfish on World Fisheries Day
Oceana welcomes long-overdue measures to rebuild the depleted and overfished stock, but the plan falls behind expectationsVilamoura, Portugal.-The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has today finalised…
November 18, 2016
New analysis reveals lack of trade traceability in lucrative Mediterranean swordfish market
As the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) today enters its fifth day of fisheries negotiations, all 51 countries have the future and fate of Mediterranean swordfish…
October 21, 2016
EU faces Mediterranean fish ultimatum
The European Union is now facing an ultimatum on a key fishery in the Mediterranean. Oceana has called on EU countries to stop all swordfish fishing in the Mediterranean unless…
October 10, 2016
Set crisis plan now or EU to ban fishing for Mediterranean swordfish
Mediterranean swordfish drops by 70% in 30 years from overfishingOceana is fully behind a call for an urgent and immediate action plan to rebuild rock-bottom numbers of swordfish in the…
September 19, 2016
1400 km2 in the Balearic Islands protected from destructive fishing
Oceana welcomes the creation of fishing protected areas in the Menorca Channel, and the modest expansion of another area to the east of Cabrera Archipelago National Park. These areas will…
July 18, 2016
Action not words for future of Mediterranean swordfish
Mediterranean swordfish plummet to 30% after three decades of overfishing.Oceana urges EU Member States sharing Mediterranean waters to take the reins and set out a robust action plan.On the occasion…
June 30, 2016
Oceana celebrates deep-sea trawling ban covering 4.9 million km2
This afternoon, after 4 years of on-and-off negotiations, the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the EU have announced a final agreement on new regulation for deep-sea fisheries in…
