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December 17, 2013
Spanish government commits to taking steps towards shark conservation
In a meeting held shortly before the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) World Conservation Congress between representatives from the Spanish Government and the international marine conservation organization…
January 12, 2008
Oceana warns that one third of european shark and ray populations are threatened with extinction
Yesterday the second European Shark Week came to a close. This campaign, whose objective was to inform the public about the sharp decline in European shark and ray populations, and…
December 17, 2013
Oceana is confident that the contents of this proposal will be fully adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) The Early Day Motion (EDM) recently…
December 17, 2013
Critical WTO talks collapse on agriculture and industrial goods
“Oceana is extremely disappointed by the failure of the WTO to reach agreement on the key areas in the Doha round. Other important negotiating areas, such as fisheries subsidies, have…
December 17, 2013
Oceana presents two reports on the wonder of sharks and their importance in Europe
Over 135 species of sharks and rays can be found in European waters, but one-third of these are currently threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List. These extraordinary…
December 17, 2013
Oceana calls on the EU to improve fisheries management for the most threatened species
Today the European Fisheries Council is discussing and agreeing measures for some of the most threatened stocks their fleets catch. The international marine conservation organisation Oceana makes an urgent call…
December 16, 2013
On December 16th and 17th, the Council of European Fisheries Ministers will meet in Brussels to agree on 2014 Fishing Opportunities for the main commercial fish stocks in the North…
December 10, 2013
European Parliament discards the phase out of destructive fishing practices
After 16 months of deliberations, the European Parliament has agreed on new management measures for deep-sea fisheries. Oceana regrets that a key conservation measure, namely the phase out of bottom…
December 9, 2013
Mediterranean summit ends with a victory for deep-sea corals
Oceana welcomes yesterday’s decisions adopted by the Mediterranean countries and the EU at the Barcelona Convention to protect eleven species of deep-sea corals and implement the Action Plan on Dark…
December 9, 2013
Oceana calls on European Parliament to end destructive deep-sea fishing in the NE Atlantic
Tomorrow, in Strasbourg, the European Parliament will vote on the management of North-East Atlantic deep-sea fisheries, including a potential end to the use of deep-sea bottom trawls and gillnets, two…
