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October 15, 2014
OCEANA alerts that EU is turning blind eye to swordfish overfishing
EU maintains inaction despite accounting for 90% of the fleet responsible. Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, has sounded the alarm today on the European Union’s reluctance to take measures…
October 14, 2014
Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF welcome the announcement by the EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, to lift the threat of…
October 13, 2014
Oceana disappointed as EU fisheries Ministers ignore scientific advice
Today, EU Fisheries Ministers met to negotiate the 2015 Total Allowable Catches (TAC) for the Baltic Sea stocks. Regretfully, the Ministers decided to ignore scientific advice for cod , going…
October 10, 2014
Three months to phase-out overfishing
Brussels, 10 October 2014 – As usual for this time of year, EU fisheries ministers are about to start haggling over fishing limits. Starting next week, the Fisheries Council will…
October 10, 2014
Oceana: Deep-sea sharks still in deep trouble
Sharks in the deep waters of the Northeast Atlantic continue to face a bleak future, according to new scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea…
October 9, 2014
Oceana appoints Lasse Gustavsson to lead Oceana in Europe
Today, Oceana announced the appointment of Lars “Lasse” Gustavsson as its new Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the organization’s operations in Europe. Gustavsson succeeds Xavier Pastor, Oceana’s longtime…
October 7, 2014
Oceana: Commission’s proposal for sustainable fisheries in the Baltic Sea neglects cod
Yesterday, the European Commission finally published its management plan proposal for cod, sprat and herring which has been anticipated for many years. Oceana welcomes this step, as it is the…
October 6, 2014
Oceana documents rich biodiversity in the Canary Islands
With the support of the Biodiversity Foundation and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Oceana has conducted over ten ROV dives at depths of between 80 and 1,000…
October 3, 2014
Oceana: European Commission falls short with deep-sea fisheries proposal
Today, the European Commission published its biennial proposal on fishing opportunities for deep-sea species, for 2015 and 2016. While for most stocks the Commission has proposed total allowable catches (TACs)…
October 2, 2014
Oceana requests the annulment of the permission for new mercury cells in Catalonia
Within the EU, Spain is the country with the most mercury cells installed – an obsolete and highly polluting technology Oceana has filed an application for administrative review to the…
