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November 14, 2016

Oceana study finds fish catches in European waters could increase by 57% if stocks were managed sustainably

If Total Allowable Catches followed scientific advice, many EU fish catches could more than treble in size including sardine in the Cantabrian Sea, and cod and haddock in the North…

October 27, 2016

Oceana urges the EU to adopt sustainable Atlantic fishing limits for 2017

Brussels — The European Commission released today its annual proposal on catch limits (TACs) for the North East Atlantic waters in 2017. Oceana considers the Commission’s proposal a step in…

October 21, 2016

EU faces Mediterranean fish ultimatum

The European Union is now facing an ultimatum on a key fishery in the Mediterranean. Oceana has called on EU countries to stop all swordfish fishing in the Mediterranean unless…

October 12, 2016

Oceana rallies insurers against IUU fishing

At an upcoming OECD conference on combating crime in the fisheries sector, Oceana will be launching a project aimed at mobilising the global marine insurance industry in taking action against…

October 10, 2016

Set crisis plan now or EU to ban fishing for Mediterranean swordfish

Mediterranean swordfish drops by 70% in 30 years from overfishingOceana is fully behind a call for an urgent and immediate action plan to rebuild rock-bottom numbers of swordfish in the…

October 10, 2016

EU Fisheries Ministers’ decision on Baltic cod is insufficient to save stock

The Agriculture and Fisheries Council reached an agreement today on fishing limits for Baltic stocks for 2017 including 5597 tonnes for Western Baltic cod, a 56% reduction of the current…

October 7, 2016

Denmark risks stock collapse by pushing for cod catches ten times greater than scientific advice

On Monday 10th October, European Union fisheries ministers will convene in Luxembourg at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council to decide on fishing limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for commercial…

October 7, 2016

Dänemark riskiert den Dorschkollaps in der westlichen Ostsee – mit zehnfach höheren Fangquoten im Vergleich zur wissenschaftlichen Empfehlung

Am Montag, den 10. Oktober, werden die zuständigen Minister für Fischerei in Luxemburg die Gesamtfangmengen für die Fischbestände in der Ostsee festlegen. Angesichts des extrem schlechten Zustands des betroffenen westlichen…

October 7, 2016

Danmark risikerer kollaps af torskebestanden ved at presse på for fangstmængder ti gange større end de videnskabelige anbefalinger

På mandag den 10. oktober samles EU’s Landbrugs- og Fiskeriråd til møde i Luxembourg for at fastlægge fiskekvoterne, eller den totale tilladte fangstmængde (TAC), for de kommercielle fiskebestande i Østersøen….

October 7, 2016

Danmark står inför risken att torskbeståndet kollapsar genom att yrka på tio gånger högre fångstkvoter för torsk än vad forskarna rekommenderar

Måndagen den 10 oktober möts EU:s fiskeministrar i Luxemburg vid jordbruks- och fiskerådet för att fatta beslut om fiskeribegränsningar eller totalt tillåtna fångstmängder (TAC) för de kommersiella fiskbestånden i Östersjön….