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October 3, 2017
Oceana: EU ministers must put an end to overfishing in the Baltic Sea now
Luxembourg – On October 9th, the EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) are due to meet in Luxembourg where ministers will decide on catch limits for the Baltic Sea in…
September 26, 2017
EU countries authorized their vessels to fish unlawfully in African waters
Oceana today released a new report highlighting unlawful fishing* activities, authorized by four European countries, in the waters of The Gambia and Equatorial Guinea between April 2012 and August 2015….
September 25, 2017
Brussels — If EU fisheries were healthy and well managed over the next ten years, they could contribute 4.9 billion euros annually to Europe’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) across the…
September 21, 2017
Alexandra Cousteau calls for more protected areas to stop ocean decline
Alexandra Cousteau, senior advisor to Oceana and granddaughter of renown oceanographer Jaques Costeau, has made an urgent call for an end to the degradation of oceans before the situation becomes…
September 19, 2017
The Spanish National Court has ordered the payment of 700,000 Euros to a Chinese company in compensation for a cargo of illegally-caught Patagonian toothfish that was seized in Vietnam last…
September 14, 2017
European Parliament votes in plenary session to end overfishing in the North Sea
Members of the European Parliament voted today in the plenary session on the North Sea multiannual management plan for fish species living near the sea bottom. The plan covers nearly…
August 30, 2017
European Commission proposes Baltic cod catch limits four times higher than considered sustainable
Brussels— On August 29th the European Commission released its annual proposal for fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2018. Despite a long history of the Western Baltic Cod stock…
August 25, 2017
Oceana completes 5400-mile underwater study in the North Sea
Oceana scientists have wrapped up an eight-week, at-sea research cruise in the North Sea, surveying 15 areas of special conservation interest across the waters of the UK, Denmark, Germany, the…
August 16, 2017
Danish government caught up in “quota-kings” fishing scandal
On Tuesday, August 15th the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food asked the police to initiate an investigation of a number of fishermen and fishing companies in Denmark.The call for…
August 3, 2017
Duikexpeditie keert terug van verkenning uniek Noordzeegebied Borkumse Stenen
Stichting De Noordzee, Stichting Duik De Noordzee Schoon & OCEANA zijn teruggekeerd van hun expeditie naar de Borkumse Stenen. Tijdens de expeditie zijn biologische gegevens verzameld & is het gebied…
