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Press Releases
September 21, 2012
Oceana looking into legal action for possible breach of EU Habitats Directive
The cost of non-implementation of the guidelines and action plans is approaching 50 billion € / year.Today marks the deadline for EU Mediterranean states to provide management plans to designate…
September 20, 2012
Offshore oil and gas: EU Parliament make clear that environment matters
Oceana welcomes the EU Parliament Environment Committee’s adoption of its opinion on the Safety of offshore oil and gas activities file. Their report, which was voted on yesterday in Brussels,…
September 20, 2012
Oceana blasts danish goverment approval of damaging mussel dredging in marine protected areas
Oceana is deeply disappointed in the Danish Government’s recent approval of blue mussel fisheries inside two Natura 2000 sites in the Limfjord, Denmark. This decision puts both areas, which have…
September 19, 2012
Oceana: Parlamentarians support strict ban on shark finning
Oceana commends the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament, for supporting a strict ban on shark finning in EU waters, and on EU vessels worldwide. Their report, which was voted…
September 18, 2012
Oceana: European Parliament to decide future of shark finning
Oceana urges the European Parliament Fisheries Committee to vote tomorrow in favour of a strict European ban on shark finning, which would require all sharks to be landed with their…
September 17, 2012
Oceana Ranger 2012 Expedition heads for the deep sea
Oceana scientists will finish documenting Chella Bank, a seamount off the Almería coast (Spain) that is part of LIFE+ INDEMARESToday Oceana launched its 2012 Ranger Expedition, “Exploring Ocean Depths”, which…
September 13, 2012
Oceana statement on voting outcome of part of the CFP reform package
Yesterday the European Parliament voted on part of the Common Fisheries Policy reform package, the outcome of which, despite a close vote, is disappointing according to Oceana:“We are disappointed by…
September 12, 2012
Oceana reveals economic costs of shark finning ban negligible when compared to public investments
Next week, the Fisheries Committee of European Parliament will vote to put in place a complete shark finning ban – a measure that the industry claims will cost them €…
September 6, 2012
Oceana has warned national authorities in Spain, France, Greece and Italy of their obligation to designate SACs before the deadline set by the Habitats directive, which is now a mere…
August 31, 2012
Oceana applauds EU and Norway initiative to end discards in the Skagerrak
The European Commission has confirmed it will work with Norway to end discards in the Skagerrak. The proposal features an obligation to land all catches of certain fish species so…
