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August 12, 2013
Oceana to study unknown Emile Baudot escarpment in the Balearic Islands
Today marks the launch of Oceana’s 2013 Mediterranean Expedition, which is bound for the Emile Baudot escarpment, a large rocky wall to the south of the Balearic archipelago, of which…
August 9, 2013
Oceana supports EU Commission deductions for member states that overshot 2012 fishing quotas
Yesterday, the European Commission announced deductions in fishing opportunities that will be applied to the Member States who overshot their 2012 quotas. Oceana supports these deductions, which should help compensate…
July 25, 2013
Oceana applauds EU proposal for biodiversity conservation in the high seas
This Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and its Member States submitted a proposal to the United Nations (UN) to start an international process to conserve marine biodiversity in areas beyond…
July 17, 2013
Spanish Government to prohibit trawling in Cabrera and the underwater mountains of Mallorca
For seven years, Oceana has fought for the protection of these beds, which host threatened habitats that are essential for fishing.The Spanish Secretary for Fishing Affairs of the Ministry for…
July 16, 2013
Oceana reaction to Council of Fisheries Ministers vote on EMFF
Last night, Fisheries Ministers passed one of the last hurdles in the negotiations on the reformed European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) by reaching an agreement on the criteria that…
July 15, 2013
Oceana’s Baltic Sea coastal expedition comes to a successful end
Last week, Oceana concluded its 3rd annual Baltic Sea expedition. The marine conservation organization for the first time focused solely on coastal areas. The expedition was aimed at exposing the…
July 12, 2013
Oceana´s Baltic coastal expedition makes its final stop in Poland
Today, Oceana concluded its six-week long Baltic Sea expedition in Szczeci?ski, Poland. Though this is the third year the marine conservation organization has conducted an expedition to document marine life…
July 10, 2013
Today, after a year and a half of negotiations, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament failed to match the new fisheries subsidies mechanism to the ambitious reformed Common Fisheries…
July 8, 2013
Since 2000 fisheries subsidies in the EU have totaled € 12,9 billion. Today, Oceana released the results of a six-month study on the expenditure made by EU Member States in…
July 5, 2013
EU shark finning ban comes into effect
As of tomorrow, all sharks caught in European waters or by European vessels will have to be landed with their fins still naturally attached. Celebrating the arrival of the long-awaited,…
