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Press Releases
May 6, 2010
Oceana reports that Italy has ignored the European Union and has reintroduced illegal driftnets
The Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Policy published an ambiguous decree yesterday which eliminates the limits on distances from the coast for the use of driftnets known as ferrettaras….
May 6, 2010
Oceana arte des dangers de l’ouverture de la pêche à l’anchois dans le golfe de Gascogne
Oceana lance un appel aux administrations afin qu’elles respectent davantage les critères scientifiques par rapport au pêcherie de l’anchois dans le golfe de Gascogne car, selon plusieurs études, sa population…
May 6, 2010
Overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction are threatening European Seas
Oceana denounces the severe deterioration of Europe’s oceans and seas and calls for immediate measures to halt the collapse of fish resources, the destruction of marine habitats and the pollution…
May 6, 2010
Oceana and Marviva presented a report today in Palma de Mallorca with preliminary results of the larval samplings taken in 2008 on board the Marviva Med oceanographic research vessel. The…
May 6, 2010
Oceana asks nations to stop overfishing tunas and sharks
Oceana denounces that the management of tuna and sharks fisheries is insufficient. Today, the majority of commercially important tuna stocks are overfished, some to the point of commercial collapse, and…
May 5, 2010
Oceana récuse la réouverture de la pêche à l’anchois dans la mesure oú le stock ne s’est pas encore rétablit. Les résultats provisoires de la campagne de recherche menée par…
May 5, 2010
Oceana obtains evidence proving bluefin tuna is being caught illegally in Italy and Turkey
The bluefin tuna fishery closes today for most industrial seiners, except for those that have requested additional days due to bad weather. The fishing season was marked by illegality and…
May 4, 2010
Italian government keeps challenging EU driftnet ban
With a letter today addressed to Commissioners Dimas and Borg, Oceana, the international marine conservation organization, has called for an end to the illegal use of an Italian driftnet called…
May 4, 2010
Oceana pide límites estrictos a las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero procedentes de barcos
Oceana y otros grupos conservacionistas instan a la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI) a establecer límites estrictos a las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero que emiten las embarcaciones de todo…
May 4, 2010
Oceana calls for a new EU Fisheries Policy shaped on science-based ecological sustainability
Oceana hopes that the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is based on a precautionary, science-based approach, as the only way to recover overexploited fish stocks –88% of the…
