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June 13, 2012
Council compromises on fisheries policy, delays all priority targets
The text, voted by a qualified majority, maintains the most important provisions of the original Commission proposal such as the objective to restore fish stocks at Maximum Sustainable Yield, but…
June 8, 2012
Danish presidency opts for status quo not sea of change
In an effort to achieve an agreement before the conclusion of the Danish Presidency, horse-trading to accommodate all member states has resulted in a significant weakening of the Commission’s reform…
June 7, 2012
Europe turns a blind eye to loss of most productive, profitable ecosystems
This World Oceans Day (June 8), Oceana sounds the alarm on the rapid retreat of European underwater forests from climate change and irresponsible human activities. Every year the loss of…
June 7, 2012
Mismanagement leads to vast fish stock overexploitation in the EU
14 stocks of species as common as cod, sole and haddock are at levels below safe biological limits Today, the European Commission unveiled an updated assessment of the status of…
June 6, 2012
Oceana ambassador Alexandra Cousteau dives into Baltic Expedition
As part of her ongoing collaboration with Oceana, Alexandra Cousteau granddaughter of ocean legend Jacques Cousteau, recently joined the international marine conservation’s Baltic Expedition. Cousteau, an avid diver will for…
May 31, 2012
Oceana strongly asserts that a dedicated approach by authorities must be used to end illegal fishing activities in the Baltic, and to strengthen and enforce regulations in Marine Protected Areas….
May 29, 2012
Bogskär seals catcasses retrieved for analysis
Yesterday morning, a team of divers from the Oceana research vessel Hanse Explorer led a Finnish Coast Guard patrol boat to a site close to Bögskar skerry, a small island…
May 23, 2012
Oceana and governments of Finland and Åland Islands to investigate reasons for seal deaths
In a letter sent yesterday to the Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Finnish Minister of the Environment, and the Social and Environmental Minister of the Åland Islands, Oceana…
May 21, 2012
EU Mediterranean countries jeopardize fisheries management efforts again
Despite meeting’s failures, Oceana welcomes Mediterranean shark finning ban and significant steps for shark protection.On Saturday, the FAO General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) closed its annual meeting, without…
May 18, 2012
Oceana divers document juvenile seal mortality in Finland
Oceana divers found a dozen bodies of grey seal juveniles earlier this week, on the seabed of Bogskär islet, south of the Åland Islands (Finland). The divers, who documented the…
