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Press Releases
June 26, 2014
Portugal protects over 2 million km2 from trawling
Oceana calls for the ban to be extended to other fisheries in Portugal and the rest of the EU The Portuguese government has issued a decree prohibiting all deep-sea fishing…
June 26, 2014
Oceana calls on European Commission to adopt a moratorium on deep-sea mining
EU citizens are urged to participate in the Public consultation before June 16th Oceana denounces the European Commission plan to develop deep-sea mining operations, and appeals to EU citizens to…
June 26, 2014
Oceana welcomes continued EU commitment to fight IUU fishing worldwide
Today, the European Commission added the Philippines and Papua New Guinea to the list of countries failing to tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU). Both countries must now demonstrate…
June 26, 2014
Oceana calls attention to the forgotten of the sea
On the occasion of World Oceans Day, Oceana calls attention to the forgotten of the sea, a list of marine species and habitats put together by the international marine conservation…
June 26, 2014
Oceana reveals illegal driftnet fishing in Morocco
Morocco officially phased out driftnets in 2010 with funding from the EU and US Oceana today revealed that the illegal use of driftnets to capture swordfish has returned to Tangiers, Morocco….
June 26, 2014
Oceana regrets the decision of the Supreme Court to approve the permits that have been granted to Repsol to prospect for hydrocarbons on the eastern coastline of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote….
June 26, 2014
Scientific catch limits crucial to the future of european fish stocks
Oceana urges decision makers to heed scientific advice when setting 2015 catch limits and management measures.Today, the European Commission announced their initial plans for next year’s fishing quotas – Total…
April 16, 2014
EU Parliament commits to sustainable fishing
Today, the European Parliament approved the final dossier of the comprehensive reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is a € 6.5 billion…
April 8, 2014
Environmental NGOs launch petition calling on Spanish minister to protect the deep sea
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, Ecologistas en Acción, Greenpeace, Oceana and WWF have launched apetition to demand that the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment lead efforts to protect deep-sea…
April 7, 2014
Despite fishing harder, Spanish fisheries catching less than 60 years ago
In the Balearic Islands, the power of the trawler fleet has increased by a factor of 500 during the last century A study led by researcher Marta Coll and with data from Oceana…
