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Press Releases
May 8, 2015
Oceana calls for urgent measures to halt marine biodiversity loss in protected areas
Oceana warns that even though fishing within Natura 2000 marine areas is a major threat to protected species and habitats, most of these sites lack measures to regulate it. Campaigners…
April 28, 2015
EU citizens’ representatives endorse a sustainable future for the Baltic Sea
Today, a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted on the multiannual management plan (MAP) for fisheries in the Baltic Sea – the first MAP under the reformed Common…
April 22, 2015
Oceana warns: Sinking of “Olegy Naydenov” affects an area of great biological interest
An underwater robot will help analyse impact on the seabed and reveal the best strategy for removing fuel and other pollutantsThe Russian vessel “Oleg Naydenov” recently sunk in one of…
April 21, 2015
NGOs Support EU’s Warning of Trade Ban Against Thailand for Illegal Fishing
Thailand is the third-largest seafood exporter in the world, with exports valued at €7.8 billion in 2012. In 2013 the European Union (EU) imported €736 million worth of seafood from…
April 14, 2015
Denmark’s proposal for protecting vulnerable marine habitats lacks ambition
The government’s proposal is intended to protect specific soft-bottom habitats in the Kattegat, of which some are red-listed. In a joint statement, the four conservation organisations stress that larger areas…
March 31, 2015
European Parliament votes for a sustainable future for Baltic Sea fisheries.
Today, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament voted in Brussels on a multiannual management plan (MAP) for fisheries in the Baltic Sea, the first MAP under the reformed Common…
March 30, 2015
European Parliament to decide tomorrow on new multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea.
On the 31st of March, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament will vote on a multiannual management plan for the fisheries in the Baltic Sea, critical for the future…
March 27, 2015
Scientists back up Oceana’s proposal to protect juvenile fish in the Mediterranean Sea
Rome. Today, fisheries scientists from Mediterranean countries have validated the Oceana proposal to close nursery areas in the Strait of Sicily in order to restore the heavily overfished stocks of…
March 17, 2015
At the first ever gathering of the chefs from 20 of the world’s best restaurants on behalf of ocean conservation, the chefs pledged to support Oceana’s “Save the Oceans and…
March 12, 2015
Spanish Government opens proceedings against alleged pirates
The Spanish Government has announced the launch of ‘Operation Sparrow’, an investigation into several companies for alleged links with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. If the investigation finds…
