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Press Releases
March 17, 2026
ClientEarth and Oceana have appealed before Spain’s Supreme Court after authorities declined to investigate Spanish vessels suspected of illegal fishing in West African waters. The case, now being appealed from…
March 3, 2026
Around thirty social and environmental organisations are promoting a national alliance to strengthen nature restoration as a structural response to the ecological and climate crisis, and to push for an ambitious National…
February 26, 2026
With the European Ocean Days approaching, small-scale fishers warn that the Mediterranean — one of the EUs most overfished seas — is reaching a breaking point, putting the future of…
February 19, 2026
The court asks environmental organisations to explain the evidence of the impact of bottom trawling in marine protected areas in the Cantabrian Sea and the Gulf of CádizDespite ongoing legal…
February 10, 2026
NGOs urge the European Commission to end the use of ‘flags of convenience’ in fisheries
New European Commission study reveals how secret vessel ownership undermines the fight against illegal fishing Each fishing vessel must be registered in a country, and ‘flies its flag’. A new study by the…
January 30, 2026
Environmental organisations ClientEarth, MedReact, and Oceana are urging the Commission to legally oppose the Council Regulation published today – which rolls over last year’s fishing limits in the Western Mediterranean for 2026. The Regulation is based on the political compromise reached by fisheries…
January 20, 2026
The organisation urges the EU to track European owners of fishing vessels flagged to high-risk countries Spanish, Portuguese, and Lithuanian operators account for the highest numbers of EU owners operating under high-risk flags Oceana warns in its new analysis that at least…
January 9, 2026
Cypriot Presidency takes helm of EU Council at crucial moment for EU ocean policy
Oceana urges the incoming Cypriot Presidency of the Council to secure decades of progress on rebuilding fisheries and to pursue ocean health as a strategic pillar for EU security, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods Brussels.- As Cyprus begins its presidency of the…
December 13, 2025
EU ministers stick to status quo in the Western Mediterranean and fail to end overfishing
EU ministers have reached a political agreement on fishing opportunities for 2026 which provides apparent stability to the Western Mediterranean fishing fleet, but fails to fully address the underlying reason…
December 8, 2025
The organisation’s newly released DNA study reveals a 77% fish mislabelling rate in Brussels restaurants, including EU institutions canteens A decade after Oceana first exposed widespread seafood mislabelling in Brussels restaurants, a new investigation shows that the problem persists. Using…
