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Press Releases
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 29, 2020
10% increase in refillables can reduce ocean PET plastic pollution by 7.6 billion bottles
Oceana released a report finding that the beverage industry could decrease marine plastic pollution by 4.5 billion to 7.6 billion bottles each year, a 22% decrease, by increasing the volume…
January 29, 2020
UK government waives the rules to allow fishermen to rule the waves
The UK government has revoked the legal duty to fish sustainably, at Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) in the new Fisheries Bill, despite their claims to the contrary. Oceana fears that…
January 28, 2020
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 17, 2019
Council of the EU endorses overfishing in 2020
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU (“Agrifish”) has decided on fishing limits in the Northeast Atlantic for 2020, and for the first time on fishing effort in the Western…
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…
December 11, 2019
Green Deal goes blue: ocean vital to fight climate change
The European Commission unveiled the European Green Deal today, the flagship agenda driving Europe’s ecological transition to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Oceana welcomes that the ocean…
December 8, 2019
Oceana demands an action plan for the protection of the ‘blue forests’ at the COP 25
Underwater blue forests formed by large marine algae cover less than 10% of the area of terrestrial forests, yet can store as much CO2 as their land-based counterpartsDespite being widely…
December 4, 2019
Oceana calls on Finland and Sweden to designate a joint area to protect Quark’s unique ecosystem
Oceana proposes that Finland and Sweden create a transboundary marine protected area in the Quark, as current protections are patchy and do not guarantee the preservation of this unique area….
November 27, 2019
Oceana calls on new European Commission to make oceans part of EU Green Deal
The European Parliament officially approved today the new European Commission, which will make fighting climate change one of its top priorities. To mitigate climate change, Oceana calls upon the new…
