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Press Releases
November 10, 2025
Mediterranean countries miss crucial opportunity to protect deep sea life from destructive fisheries
Málaga, Spain – Mediterranean countries have missed a crucial opportunity to extend deep-sea protection from destructive fisheries at the annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM). Oceana and MedReAct regret…
November 3, 2025
Ahead of its meeting this week, the Med Sea Alliance, alongside its members Oceana, and The Nature Conservancy calls on the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to: Require…
November 3, 2025
ClientEarth, Ecologistas en Acción, EJF, Oceana, SEO/BirdLife, and WWF consider the legislative proposal a key opportunity to improve transparency in the fisheries sector and consolidate the country’s leadership in the…
October 28, 2025
Fisheries Ministers Risk Breaking EU Law, Jeopardising Baltic Sea Recovery
EU Council decision on 2026 fishing limits fails to implement legally required safeguards, jeopardising the fragile marine ecosystem Luxembourg – 28th of October 2026 – Environmental organisations across Europe (Baltic…
October 28, 2025
Full text (in Spanish) of the Marine Strategies presented by the Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge “It is good news that Spain has included a commitment to…
October 13, 2025
Vera Coelho Appointed to Lead Oceana’s Work in Europe
Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, today announced the appointment of Vera Coelho as its Executive Director and Vice President in Europe. Coelho, who joined…
October 7, 2025
Oceana celebrates the announcement of six new marine protected areas in Spain
The new areas, characterised by their vulnerable species and sensitive habitats, cover a total protected area of 17,000 km2 Oceana has been fighting for years to protect many of these…
October 1, 2025
Engine manipulation undermines the effectiveness of fisheries management measures, as official figures underestimate the real impact on marine ecosystems Oceana unveils in a new report that 94% of vessels analysed1…
September 19, 2025
Oceana celebrates the ratification of the High Seas Treaty
Oceana celebrates the ratification of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement, also called High Seas Treaty). Vera Coelho, Oceana’s Deputy Vice President in…
September 17, 2025
86% of French citizens support more quotas for small-scale fishers, poll reveals
Expanding France’s new pilot scheme for quota allocation would better align with its obligations under EU law A vast majority of French citizens (86%) supports more quotas going to small-scale…
