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Press Releases

May 9, 2016

Oceana congratulates Denmark on new areas to protect key ecosystems in Kattegat

Unfortunately, current government decision weakens original proposal in favour of private interests.The Danish government has finally released its long-awaited decision to establish new marine protected areas (MPAs) in Kattegat, to…

April 29, 2016

Oceana releases a video about the marine diversity of the Cabrera National Park on its 25th anniversary

Oceana joins in the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Cabrera Archipelago Maritime-Terrestrial National Park by releasing a video showing the extraordinary marine wealth of the national park and…

April 28, 2016

Oceana Expedition Reveals Hidden Beauty and Threats to Marine Ecosystems of the Sound

A press conference held by Oceana in Malmö this morning has unveiled early insights from a 3-week at-sea expedition to study the Sound’s marine ecosystems, funded by a generous grant…

April 27, 2016

Oceana asks EU countries to stop delaying action and end overfishing in the Mediterranean now!

Brussels – Oceana calls on EU Commission and Member States to take responsibility and end overfishing in the Mediterranean once and for all. The obligation to sustainably manage stocks was…

April 11, 2016

Launch of scientific expedition brings hope to threatened marine life in the Sound

Oceana surveys of strait shared by Denmark and Sweden will document threats to fragile marine communities and provide solid foundation for developing ambitious transnational MPAToday, Oceana launches a research expedition…

March 31, 2016

New Italian vessel list is not enough to recover heavily overfished Mediterranean swordfish

After more than a decade of overfishing, the newly established official Italian register reveals the number of vessels actually targeting swordfish is almost 90% lower than reported in 2015.After more…

March 18, 2016

Spain closes the net around pirate fishing

Oceana applauds Spain’s actions in opening a new era in the global fight against IUU fishing 14 countries cooperated with Interpol and Spain’s Guardia Civil to break up the group,…

March 16, 2016

New EU deal allows overfishing to continue in the Baltic Sea

Last night the European Parliament, Council of Ministers and Commission reached a disappointing political agreement on the multiannual management plan covering the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the…

March 14, 2016

Protection of 69 threatened species in the Baltic Sea blocked by Denmark

Three years of work by 88 leading experts were effectively scrapped during the 37th Annual Meeting of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) last Friday, when countries approved a heavily weakened version…

March 11, 2016

EC puts decision on how to protect marine environments and avoid unwanted catches in the hands of Member States

Oceana values the new framework of technical measures proposed today by the European Commission as an opportunity to reduce the impacts of fishing activities, but warns about the risk of…