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The Ocean Hope Expedition champions High Seas protection and calls for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Amid escalating climate and biodiversity crises, the ocean—the very heart of our planet—faces mounting […]
Deeper commitments needed to safeguard the ocean’s depths. As the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) comes to a close, the […]
ICES advises NEAFC on ecosystem approaches to fisheries management. The North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) is the regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) responsible for managing fisheries resources in the Northeast Atlantic […]
Greenpeace report reveals shocking failures in global fisheries management. A Greenpeace International report reveals shocking failures in global fisheries management over the last 70 years. The report, Un-tangled: How the Global […]
New fishing zone for EU vessels in North Pacific. The EU was granted fishing opportunities for chub mackerel at the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) annual session, held from 15 to […]
Fisheries experts join forces as Fish Forum 2024 scales up science and innovation. More than 400 participants gathered this week in Antalya, Türkiye, with the common goal to scale up […]
Updated fisheries measures agreed for the North-East Atlantic. EU member states’ representatives greenlight an agreement reached between the Council’s and the Parliament’s negotiators on updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic […]
New Zealand threatens to undermine global biodiversity commitments. Government U-turn on protection of vulnerable ocean life. New Zealand looks set to abandon a proposal to improve ocean protection in the […]
Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea falls to lowest level in a decade. New FAO-GFCM report also includes for the first time data on the region’s marine aquaculture sector. […]
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority publishes updated Fisheries Information Notice. Deep sea species and vulnerable marine ecosystems. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently published an update to the Fisheries Information Notice (FIN) […]
G7 countries must lead the charge to protect the blue heart of our planet. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) calls on G7 countries to up their ambition and take […]
Proposed SAC designations have little scientific basis, says KFO. Ireland’s Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) published a Notice of intention to Designate Porcupine Shelf and Southern Canyons […]
Member States and fishing industry meet to discuss the fisheries package. One month after the publication of the European Commission ‘Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and […]
SPRFMO member states have unique opportunity to end destructive deep sea bottom trawling and commit to ocean protection. As the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) begins its 11th […]
New multi-annual management plan for the Med. For the first time, the EU and neighbouring countries in the Mediterranean agreed on the establishment of five fully-fledged multiannual management plans (MAPs) based on […]
Two countries ignore scale of biodiversity crisis by thwarting progress needed to protect Antarctica’s ocean. The international body responsible for safeguarding Antarctica’s waters finished its annual meeting with a mixed […]
MEPs quiz EC about bottom-contact fishing ban. Last week, MEPs quizzed Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli about Commission´s implementing act that entered into force on 9 October and established deep-sea fishing areas as well […]
EBFA meets Commissioner Sinkevičius to outline the sector’s concerns regarding the area closures. The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA), which represents more than 20,000 fishermen and 7,000 European vessels, met […]
Significant Progress Made at NAFO Meeting to Protect Vulnerable Greenland Sharks and Deep Sea Ecosystems Ground-breaking agreement on ecosystem approach to fisheries & prohibition on keeping ‘bycatch’ of Greenland shark […]
The Marine Stewardship Council has announced awards totalling nearly US $1 million to 22 fisheries and projects in 12 countries to accelerate sustainable fishing and ocean conservation globally. Part of […]
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