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Press Releases
April 17, 2010
Oceana: only an ecological reform of EU fishing policy would recover fish stocks and keep jobs
This week, the European Union is closing their public consultation for a reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) from 2012. Oceana is asking the European Commission to focus the…
April 15, 2010
La zone marine des falaises de Jaizkibel-Ulia, l’embouchure de la Bidassoa, les baies de Txingudi et Hondarribia, la côte rocheuse face à Hendaye et Socoa, et les falaises entre Saint…
March 26, 2010
Oceana declares CITES as a “tragedy of the oceans”
Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, declared the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) a “tragedy of the oceans” today after it failed to protect the…
March 23, 2010
Oceana: fish catches could be 80% higher if EU managed stocks sustainably, scientist find
Today, renown fisheries scientists published a scientific study, showing that the reason for the disastrous situation of European fish stocks is an entirely failed fisheries management over the last decades….
March 23, 2010
Oceana bittersweet about CITES’ failure to protect seven out of eight shark species
Oceana, the international ocean conservation organization, applauded the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species’ (CITES) decision to protect porbeagle sharks threatened by the international trade of their meat during…
March 23, 2010
Oceana warns CITES parties that global demand for shark fins is pushing species towards extinction
From March 13-25 in Doha, Qatar, countries from all around the world are attending the 15th CITES Conference of Parties. If supported by two-thirds the 175 parties present at the…
March 23, 2010
Today the European Parliament adopted a Resolution recommending a strong EU conservation position at the upcoming CITES Conference of the Parties (COP), to be held in Qatar in March. The…
March 23, 2010
Oceana urges the European Commission (EC) and Member States to prioritize creating a broad strategy to address both the exponential loss of marine species and habitats as well as mitigate…
March 22, 2010
CITES fails to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna
Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation organization, released the following statement from campaigner María José Cornax today following the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species’ (CITES) failure to protect…
March 22, 2010
Oceana urges to protect 40 marine species under CITES listings
Oceana urges to protect 40 marine species under CITES listings, including banning bluefin tuna international trade under Appendix I and regulating the trade of 8 shark species and 31 red…
