Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Mediterranean countries commit at UN environment meeting to protect endangered corals

Protection of four deep-sea coral species from human activity marks major breakthrough in safeguarding region’s key marine life

Friday, December 15, 2017

Chile protects 98% of its Exclusive Economic Zone from bottom trawling

This morning, Subpesca and Oceana Chile announced freezing the fishing footprints of the common hake and demersal crustacean fisheries.

Friday, December 15, 2017

Mediterranean countries to decide on possible protection of corals threatened with extinction

As the Contracting Parties of the Barcelona Convention are due to meet in Tirana, Oceana calls on the Mediterranean countries to approve a...

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

House Natural Resources Committee Passes Bill to Reverse Decades of Progress in U.S. Fisheries Management

Today, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced H.R. 200, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in...

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

EU ministers decide to continue overfishing in the Atlantic waters in 2018

Some progress made to rebuild EU fisheries, but fisheries ministers’ short-term industry interests win over sustainable fishing

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

EU fails to reach ambitious deal on management of North Sea fisheries

European Parliament, Commission and Council, backtrack on environmental protection and continue make over fishing possible

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Oceana urges EU ministers to speed up recovery of Atlantic fisheries

Decision-makers can rebuild stocks and create more jobs in the fishing industry by setting sustainable Total Allowable Catches on the 12th of December