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March 24, 2014
EU Council announces first-ever seafood trade ban against illegal fishing nations
Today, four leading environmental groups – Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF have welcomed a decision by the EU Fisheries Council to place trade restrictions…
March 14, 2014
Major fishing nations commit to ending fleet overcapacity
Thessaloniki, Greece – Today, a joint statement committing to adopt measures to tackle global fleet overcapacity was signed by the EU and major fishing nations including the United States, Colombia,…
February 28, 2014
Seafood Fraud: France, star student of Europe
Following the recent crises that rocked the meat industry in Europe, BLOOM, Oceana, researchers from INSERM and the National Museum of Natural History, and Terra eco magazine teamed up to…
February 21, 2014
Oceana has pointed out that the time of year chosen by Repsol for oil exploration in the Canary Islands is the most dangerous in terms of accidents, and is when…
February 19, 2014
Oceana demands a fine of €160,000 for every poacher in Cabrera
The open disciplinary proceedings do not take into account the fact that the poachers were in national park waters, and currently lists fishing without a licence as the only offence….
February 11, 2014
Half of the Spanish Mediterranean could be opened to oil and gas exploitation
Oceana warns that 45% of Spanish Mediterranean waters would be open to exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons if the projects pending administrative authorisation are approved. These almost 12 million hectares…
February 7, 2014
Oceana asks Mariano Rajoy’s executive to take a stance similar to that of France which, during the mandate of Nicolas Sarkozy, cancelled all the permits for the exploration of oil…
February 6, 2014
Oceana requests the immediate convening of the Cabrera board of trustees
The lack of meetings hampers the control and monitoring of the decisions taken and the prevention of illegal fishing activities that affect the park.Oceana requests the convening, without further delay,…
February 4, 2014
Baltic Sea Expeditions highlight critical need for marine protected areas
Based on the findings of three expeditions, Oceana has proposed 13 areas of high ecological importance to become new marine protected areas in the Baltic Sea. Most of them host…
February 3, 2014
Cairn’s study does not assess the impact on fishing in the Gulf of Valencia, an important area for bluefin tuna, hake, red shrimp, sardines and anchovies. Oceana has calculated that…
