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Press Releases
July 9, 2018
UN alert: Mediterranean is world’s most overfished sea
A health-check report on world fisheries and aquaculture by the United Nations (UN) has revealed that one-third of global marine fish stocks are now fished at unsustainable levels and have…
July 9, 2018
NGO Oceana opens office in London to protect UK seas and marine life
London becomes ocean organisation’s latest expansionTV host Patrick Aryee and ocean advocate Alexandra Cousteau attend UK opening Oceana – the largest international ocean advocacy organisation – held a welcome event last…
July 3, 2018
London Art Exhibition: ‘Changing States of Water’
The Hospital Club is pleased to announce Changing States of Water: a two-person exhibition featuring artworks from Pandora Mond and Emelie Salford on the theme of water, the impact of…
June 20, 2018
Oceana’s deep-sea expedition reveals lush coral forests around underwater volcanoes in Sicily
Oceana’s one-month expedition has unveiled stunning forests of threatened corals around the underwater volcanoes of the Aeolians Islands, north of Sicily. Researchers explored seven areas of ecological interest and found…
June 11, 2018
Today, 15 marine conservation non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Spain and Portugal met in Lisbon – in Ecologistas en Acción’s sailboat Diosa Maat and on Liga para a Protecção da Natureza’s…
June 11, 2018
EU still far from phasing out overfishing by 2020
The European Commission today released its annual report on the state of fish stocks and the progress made so far in achieving sustainable fisheries – the main objective of the…
June 8, 2018
Oceana expeditions unveil widespread plastic pollution in Europe’s deep-sea areas
On World Oceans Day, Oceana wants to draw attention to the increasing amount of plastic litter suffocating both threatened and vulnerable deep-sea species. For each piece of plastic visible on…
June 5, 2018
Oceana calls for pirate fishing to be made an environmental crime
World Environment Day & International Day for the Fight Against IUU FishingToday, Oceana is sending out an SOS to urge national governments to make pirate fishing a punishable environmental crime. Illegal,…
May 30, 2018
EU proposal does not ensure ambitious control system to tackle illegal fishing
The European Commission today published a revision of the European fisheries Control Regulation, which aims to ensure compliance with rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and a system of…
May 29, 2018
Oceana: The most productive sea in Europe traded away today by EU Parliament
The European Parliament today adopted in its final vote the North Sea Multi-Annual Plan (NSMAP). The plan covers nearly one-third of all fish catches in EU waters, and includes demersal species,…
