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Press Releases
March 9, 2015
Oceana proposes protection of key fish nursery areas in the Mediterranean
Earlier this month, Oceana formally submitted a proposal to the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Sea to permanently close key nursery areas in the Strait of Sicily to bottom…
February 19, 2015
Oceana launches an online display to promote the creation of a marine national park in El Hierro
Oceana presents a spectacular display of photographs and video from the area to the south of El Hierro to support the initiative to create what would be the first fully…
February 10, 2015
Globally acclaimed Chefs unite to “SAVE THE OCEANS: FEED THE WORLD”
Twenty chefs from some of the world’s best restaurants are set to publically announce their commitment to OCEANA’s global campaign, Save the Oceans: Feed the World. The official launch will…
January 30, 2015
The number of fishermen has decreased by 86% and formerly abundant species have disappeared due to overfishingOceana estimates that the actual catches from fisheries in the Balearic Islands for the…
January 26, 2015
EU to ban fish imports from Sri Lanka for illegal fishing
Brussels — Today, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and WWF welcome a decision by the European Union fisheries ministers to sanction Sri Lanka for its…
January 5, 2015
A new species of glass sponge discovered in the Mediterranean
A new species of sponge has been discovered in the Mediterranean by an international group of scientists which included members of Oceana. Sympagella delauzei is the name that has been…
December 17, 2014
Number of stocks exploited according to MSY will fall from 27 to 18 EU fisheries ministers reached an agreement concerning fishing opportunities for 2015, for the main commercial species in…
December 12, 2014
Oceana urges fisheries ministers to end overfishing in 2015
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRI-FISH) will meet in Brussels on the 15th-16th of December to decide the catch limits of the main commercial fish species in the North-East Atlantic…
December 4, 2014
Oceana celebrates the protection of Seco de los Olivos
The ministry has proposed to include four more areas of the LIFE+ INDEMARES project in the Natura 2000 network, which gives protection to the most important natural areas in the…
December 3, 2014
Oceana Elects New Leadership for Board of Directors, Simon Sidamon-Eristoff becomes Chairman
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oceana, the world’s largest organization focused solely on ocean conservation, announced its new chairman, Simon Sidamon-Eristoff of Washington, D.C. and other new officers for its board…
