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EU’s external fishing fleet to become the most transparent, accountable and sustainable globally following legal reform.

June 21, 2017

Author: Vanya Vulperhorst, Oceana Today’s agreement by EU bodies on a new regulation governing the European Union’s extensive external fishing fleet is a momentous step towards building sustainable fisheries globally and deserves wholehearted praise. After almost two years of negotiations, the European Commission, the Parliament and the Council of Fisheries Ministers have agreed on a… » read more

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Agriculture & Food, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Environment, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Fisheries, Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Science & Policymaking, Sustainable Dev.

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Rebuilding Europe’s fish stocks can increase catches by more than 50%. Why should Europeans settle for less?

December 12, 2016

Lasse Gustavsson is the Executive Director of Oceana in Europe, the world’s largest international advocacy organisation focused solely on marine conservation.   For the first time ever, we know the full potential of fish recovery in Europe and it’s good news! If we fully implement the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and manage stocks sustainably, fish… » read more

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Agriculture & Food, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Environment, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Fisheries, Health & Consumers, Science & Policymaking, Sustainable Dev.

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EU fisheries ministers undermine sustainable fishing in the Baltic.

October 23, 2015

Oceana condemns the decision by the EU Fisheries Council on Baltic catch limits for 2016 Today, the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU reached an agreement on the 2016 total allowable catches (TAC) for the Baltic Sea fish stocks. Regretfully, just like the last year, European ministers have yet again decided to ignore scientific… » read more

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Agriculture & Food, Climate & Environment, Environment, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Fisheries, Science & Policymaking, Sustainable Dev.

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PR/ OCEANA fears current marine protected areas in Europe will not deliver real conservation.

October 1, 2015

European Environment Agency reveals only 5.9% of EU marine waters are protected, and many only on paper Today, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published its Marine Protected Areas in Europe’s Seas report, which shows that only 5.9% of the EU marine surface is protected, not even close to the 10% that governments have committed to… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Environment, EU Priorities 2020, Science & Policymaking

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When will the EU take action on the alarming state of its fisheries?

July 30, 2015

This is a guest blog post by Lasse Gustavsson, Executive Director of Oceana in Europe. Oceana is the world’s largest international advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation. Which animal protein requires no fresh water, produces little carbon dioxide, doesn’t require arable land and provides healthy protein at a cost per kilo lower than beef,… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Environment, EU Priorities 2020, Fisheries, Sustainable Dev.

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Oceana Europe

Devoted entirely to ocean conservation, our mission is to protect and restore the world’s oceans.

Oceana is the largest international advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation. We run science-based campaigns and seek to win policy victories that can restore ocean biodiversity and ensure that the oceans are abundant and can feed hundreds of millions of people.

By joining BlogActiv, we would like to use the platform to raise  awareness about topics related to fisheries and habitat protection in Europe, by advocating concrete policy measures to stop overfishing, ocean pollution and the prevention of irreversible damage to marine environments.


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