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Press Releases
April 18, 2024
Oceana Announces James Simon as New CEO
Simon, who previously served as President of Oceana, will now lead the international ocean conservation organization Oceana’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has appointed James (Jim) Simon…
April 16, 2024
Leading civil society organisations have launched a campaign calling on the EU to take tougher action against EU countries that still allow bottom trawling in their Marine Protected Areas (MPAs),…
April 5, 2024
Progress in Western Mediterranean does not match urgency to recover fish populations, warns Oceana
France, Italy and Spain are failing to sustainably manage valuable species such as hake, red mullet or Norway lobster Reacting to today’s scientific evaluation of the EU’s Western Mediterranean multiannual…
March 26, 2024
EU countries not on track to meet international marine protection targets, warn NGOs
EU Member States are set to miss targets to protect 30% of EU seas by 2030, warn marine NGOs Oceana and Seas At Risk. In reaction to the EU’s interim…
March 6, 2024
Las organizaciones demandan acciones para avanzar en la protección estricta de, al menos, un 10 % del Mediterráneo, comprometido por España Además, solicitan una gobernanza participativa para la elaboración, implementación…
February 29, 2024
Oceana scientist awarded Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation to improve transparency of fish feed
Marine Cusa, Ph.D., an expert in genetic identification of seafood products, is a policy advisor on illegal fishing and transparency at Oceana in Europe Marine Cusa, Ph.D., a policy advisor…
February 27, 2024
Law to restore EU seas by 2030 edges one step closer to reality
Today the European Parliament’s plenary has adopted the agreement reached with EU countries on the Nature Restoration Law (NRL). This is good news for the marine environment, say NGOs Oceana…
January 18, 2024
MEPs vote for more transparency to prevent the entry of illegal seafood on the EU market, but also endorse destructive fishing within protected areas and compromise the fight against overfishing…
January 11, 2024
European Parliament at risk of backpedaling on marine protection ambition
Plenary likely to approve report by Fisheries Committee that supports destructive fishing and undermines Parliament’s position on biodiversity targets Marine NGOs Seas At Risk and Oceana are sounding the alarm…
December 30, 2023
Oceana applauds the designation of seven new marine protected areas in Spain
These sanctuaries are havens of biodiversity and serve as safeguards against climate change To be effective, the designation must be coupled with good management Oceana celebrates the announcement by Spain’s…
