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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…
June 10, 2019
On eve of political summit, Oceana releases online viewer displaying information on crucial lifecycle areas for fish populations, and current sites closed to fishingAhead of a political meeting to address…
June 7, 2019
Oceana: Only joint efforts can save the oceans
JUNE 8, WORLD OCEANS DAYAhead of World Oceans Day, Oceana calls for joint efforts from citizens and governments as the only way to restore the seas and repair damage to…
May 30, 2019
UK becomes ocean champion with 41 new Marine Conservation Zones
The UK government has announced today that it will create 41 new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), taking the new total of MCZs in the UK to 91 Zones, which together…
May 29, 2019
Calls for Emergency Halt to Baltic Fishing
Brussels May 29, 2019:- Responding to scientific advice that a number of important Baltic fish populations are in a state of crisis and cannot be fished sustainably, four non-governmental organisations…
May 21, 2019
Pascale Moehrle, new executive director for Oceana in Europe
Pascale Moehrle has been appointed Executive Director and Vice President for Oceana in Europe. Pascale has been serving as interim Executive Director since January this year, after Lasse Gustavsson announced…
May 21, 2019
Oceana urges Italy to protect marine wildlife hotspot in Sicily
Discoveries include sixteen species threatened with extinction and exceptional underwater forest of bamboo coral, Mediterranean’s most endangered coralOn World Biodiversity Day, Oceana is calling on Italy to create a marine…
May 16, 2019
Oceana and North Sea Foundation call for protection of rare reefs found during underwater research
Oceana and the North Sea Foundation call for the designation of the Brown Bank as a marine protected area, after having discovered fragile and ecologically important Sabellaria worm reefs in…
May 14, 2019
The mapping of its deep habitats could be used as a model to improve the management and conservation of this and other protected areasIn the research journal Aquatic conservation: Marine…
April 25, 2019
Oceana bifalder at Fiskeriminister Eva Kjer Hansen vil reducere fangstmængden for den østlige Østersø torsk kraftigt, men påpeger, at det er nødvendigt at helt lukke for fiskeriet med det samme,…
