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Press Releases
February 6, 2013
OCEANA: Paramount decision adopted today for the future of EU seas
In an historical move, the European Parliament today adopted an ambitious position for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. After almost twenty months of debate, 502 of the voting…
January 31, 2013
Portugal to nominate Gorringe Bank as new marine protected area
At 5000 m high, the Gorringe seamounts, located in the Atlantic, 300 km off the Portuguese shore, are on their way to becoming a new Marine Protected Area, following their…
January 30, 2013
Oceana publishes an IEO report against the project for the dredding of Maò harbour
IEO believes that the material to be dredged in Maó harbour has very high pollution levels, and can have a negative impact on fishing and the marine environment. Oceana has…
January 16, 2013
Oceana has warned about the breach of practically all the obligations assigned to the Board by the National Parks Act and its own regulations.The maritime conservation organisation Oceana has described…
January 10, 2013
Oceana blasts plans to dump mercury contaminated sediment out at sea
Oceana has requested the Spanish Institute of Oceanography report on management of dredged bottoms. Oceana, invoking the Law on freedom of access to environmental information, has requested the Spanish Institute…
December 21, 2012
Five million euros targeted for Cabrera National Park diverted by Balearic Government each year
Oceana claims that although approximately five million euros are transferred each year from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment to the Balearic authorities for the conservation of…
December 20, 2012
This morning after an intense two-day negotiation process, EU fisheries ministers reached an agreement on 2013 catch limits for the main commercial species in the North East Atlantic. Oceana in…
December 18, 2012
EU citizens’ representatives stand up for a sustainable future for EU fisheries
Today, after eighteen months of negotiations, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament finally voted on the reform of the basic regulation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). This was…
December 14, 2012
Oceana urges EU Member States to reduce 2013 fishing opportunities to recover fish stocks
Next week, on the 18th and 19th December, the Council of European Fisheries Ministers will meet in Brussels to agree on the 2013 catch limits for the main commercial species…
December 10, 2012
As the law of the sea turns 30, the sea remains lawless
Today is the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) being signed, defining the rights and responsibilities of nations in their use of…
