The Italian Legislative Department has recently backed the new “zero tolerance” policy recently announced by Paolo de Castro, the Italian Minister of Agriculture and Fishing, declaring it illegal for vessels…

Fines levied against France for selling hake smaller than what is authorised add up to more than 100 million Euros The European Commission has pressed charges against the Spanish government…

The international marine research and conservation organization, Oceana, is dissatisfied by the lack of any catch limit or management plan for the porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) in Council Regulation (EC)…

Oceana fears that deep-sea shark populations are on the verge of collapse. Cod, hake and red bream are disappearing, while forkbeards, ling, golden-eye perch, orange roughy and tusk are gradually…

An on-board observer from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography reported this illegal activity but the General Secretariat of Maritime Fisheries has not taken any action in this respect. The international…

It has been only accepted a 10 % reduction in effort for deep sea stocks, despite Commission´s proposal of 20% and ICES advice for lowest possible TACS in order to…

Marine biologists and experts in fishing from the international organization, Oceana, which is dedicated to research into, and the protection of, the world’s oceans, meet in Brussels on 11th May…

At the start of the season when fleets based out of a variety of Italian ports use illegal spadara and ferratara, the Italian Coast Guard, assisted by aerial surveillance, intercepted…

The EU Ministers of Fishing have again blocked debate on the proposal for Fishing Regulation for the Mediterranean, proposed by the European Commission, which attempts to put an end to…

Last week, a team of Oceana investigators made a 2,000-km trip by car along the coastal roads of Southern Italy and Sicily. Over five days they made detailed reconnaissance visits…