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63% of Atlantic stocks are overfished, yet over the past 5 years established catch limits have been on average 40% above scientific recommendations.
December, 2011
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Scientific advice was ignored for salmon and plaice – two out of five species, for which a Total Allowable Catch was proposed by the European Commission.
October, 2011
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Oceana bemoans the large number of TACs proposed amidst knowledge gaps about the state of stocks and their rate of exploitation.
September, 2011
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Yesterday, the European Commission correctly proposed large reductions for fishing quotas for overfished herring, sprat, plaice and threatened Baltic salmon stocks.
September, 2011
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International marine conservation organization unveils risk maps showing scope of fisheries managed without any attention to scientific advice and highlighting stocks in critical state.
May, 2011
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Outcome of Nagoya COP10, Cancun Climate Change Summit, OSPAR, among others, highlights inability of world leaders to take strong action, fulfill commitments on marine issues.
December, 2010
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Approved 2011 TACs ignore 35% of scientific advice and threaten EU commitment to reach maximum sustainable yield for all stocks by 2015.
December, 2010
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Council of Ministers must go beyond the Commission’s proposal on fishing opportunities for 2011, which ignores 30% of scientific advice.
December, 2010
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Deep-sea species are especially vulnerable yet newly established TACs ignore scientific advice.
November, 2010
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The proposal maintains current overexploitation of fishery resources for another year, ignores 35% of scientific advice.
November, 2010
