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November 22, 2012
Baltic salmon finally gets a management plan
Today, the European Parliament adopted a multiannual plan for salmon in the Baltic Sea, which applies stricter control and enforcement measures. Baltic salmon has suffered years of mismanagement through sporadic…
November 22, 2012
EU closes shark fisheries loopholes, goes “fins attached”
Oceana applauds the European Parliament for voting today in favour of a strict ban on shark finning, which will require all sharks caught in EU waters, and by EU vessels…
November 21, 2012
European Parliament to adopt a management plan for salmon in the Baltic Sea
On November 22nd, the European Parliament will vote to adopt a multiannual plan for salmon in the Baltic Sea. This species has suffered years of mismanagement through sporadic measures such…
November 19, 2012
ICCAT’s baffling contradiction: precaution on bluefin, abandonment of sharks
Agadir (Morocco) – As the annual ICCAT Meeting closes its doors today, Oceana, an official observer at the meeting, welcomes the steps taken for Eastern bluefin tuna management in 2013,…
November 16, 2012
Internal report by the balearic regional government recommends enlargement of Cabrera National Park
The seabeds which attract most attention due to their extraordinary wealth are coralligenous seabeds, where illegal trawling is being performed. The authors of the report request that trawling activities move…
November 16, 2012
Oceana regrets lack of agreement and weak ambition in key NEAFC´s decisions
Today, the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), which manages the fishery resources in the international waters of its region, finished its annual meeting today in London. Although some positive…
November 15, 2012
Oceana welcomes EU Commission steps to combat illegal fishing
Today, the European Commission identified eight third-countries failing to fulfill their duties to fight Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing (IUU). Their decision grants Belize, Panama, Cambodia, Fiji, Guinea, Sri Lanka,…
November 7, 2012
Oceana: EU could open bluefin Pandora’s box by calling for higher catches
Today, the European Union has resumed negotiations on a common EU position for the next ICCAT meeting, which takes place next week in Agadir (Morocco). Scientists have called for a…
October 30, 2012
Oceana reports illegal trawling activities in southern Majorca
Oceana has asked the Spanish Government and the regional Balearic government to effectively protect the coralligenous and maërl seabeds near Cabrera.Oceana has warned the Spanish General Secretary for Fisheries, Carlos…
October 29, 2012
NGO coalition calls for better protection on the Danish marine environment
The organizations are pushing to appoint three new large and coherent marine protected areas that have stricter protection than the current marine Natura 2000 sites.The report, co-authored by Oceana, describes…
