Oceana in Europe
@oceanaeurope.bsky.social
🌊 For the Oceans 🌊 Working to protect the ocean through efforts to #BanBottomTrawling #EndOverfishing #FightIllegalFishing
🔗https://europe.oceana.org/
🔗https://europe.oceana.org/
DYK? ‘Spiculosiphon oceana’ is a giant foraminifer we discovered in 2012, in a seamount that has been protected this year!
It’s Seco de Palos in SE Spain 🇪🇸 – a candidate for #Natura2000 network. Sometimes protection takes time… but it’s worth it! #INTEMARES
It’s Seco de Palos in SE Spain 🇪🇸 – a candidate for #Natura2000 network. Sometimes protection takes time… but it’s worth it! #INTEMARES
December 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
DYK? ‘Spiculosiphon oceana’ is a giant foraminifer we discovered in 2012, in a seamount that has been protected this year!
It’s Seco de Palos in SE Spain 🇪🇸 – a candidate for #Natura2000 network. Sometimes protection takes time… but it’s worth it! #INTEMARES
It’s Seco de Palos in SE Spain 🇪🇸 – a candidate for #Natura2000 network. Sometimes protection takes time… but it’s worth it! #INTEMARES
#AGRIFISH ends without tackling the root cause of the fishing sector’s woes: fish stocks still under pressure after decades of overfishing.
Despite a legal duty to end overfishing by 2025, France, Italy & Spain won't reduce trawling days.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas... #DefendTheDeep
Despite a legal duty to end overfishing by 2025, France, Italy & Spain won't reduce trawling days.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas... #DefendTheDeep
December 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
#AGRIFISH ends without tackling the root cause of the fishing sector’s woes: fish stocks still under pressure after decades of overfishing.
Despite a legal duty to end overfishing by 2025, France, Italy & Spain won't reduce trawling days.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas... #DefendTheDeep
Despite a legal duty to end overfishing by 2025, France, Italy & Spain won't reduce trawling days.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas... #DefendTheDeep
#AGRIFISH EU ministers agreed on 2026 fishing opportunities, offering short-term stability for the Western Mediterranean fleet.
But the real problem remains: 55% of assessed stocks are overfished, with fishing pressure ~1.6× above sustainable levels.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
But the real problem remains: 55% of assessed stocks are overfished, with fishing pressure ~1.6× above sustainable levels.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
December 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
#AGRIFISH EU ministers agreed on 2026 fishing opportunities, offering short-term stability for the Western Mediterranean fleet.
But the real problem remains: 55% of assessed stocks are overfished, with fishing pressure ~1.6× above sustainable levels.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
But the real problem remains: 55% of assessed stocks are overfished, with fishing pressure ~1.6× above sustainable levels.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
Our billboard in Madrid is clear: without knowing who truly owns & profits from fishing vessels, illegal fishing, corruption, & human rights abuses remain unaccountable.
Spain’s Fisheries Control Law can change the rules. #lajusticianoesunjuego
More➡️ lajusticianoesunjuego.org/pages/ubo?l=es
Spain’s Fisheries Control Law can change the rules. #lajusticianoesunjuego
More➡️ lajusticianoesunjuego.org/pages/ubo?l=es
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Our billboard in Madrid is clear: without knowing who truly owns & profits from fishing vessels, illegal fishing, corruption, & human rights abuses remain unaccountable.
Spain’s Fisheries Control Law can change the rules. #lajusticianoesunjuego
More➡️ lajusticianoesunjuego.org/pages/ubo?l=es
Spain’s Fisheries Control Law can change the rules. #lajusticianoesunjuego
More➡️ lajusticianoesunjuego.org/pages/ubo?l=es
Los ministros de Pesca de la UE deciden las posibilidades de pesca de 2026 para el Mediterráneo en los próximos días.
Nuestro director de campaña de pesca sostenible Javier López recorre los avances logrados y pide que se refuercen. @20minutos.es
www.20minutos.es/medio-ambien...
Nuestro director de campaña de pesca sostenible Javier López recorre los avances logrados y pide que se refuercen. @20minutos.es
www.20minutos.es/medio-ambien...
Los avances en el Mediterráneo deben reforzarse, no revertirse
'Aunque algunas medidas pueden reducir capturas en el corto plazo, permiten capturar ejemplares de mayor tamaño y valor, reforzando la rentabilidad y la sostenibilidad futura'.
www.20minutos.es
December 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Los ministros de Pesca de la UE deciden las posibilidades de pesca de 2026 para el Mediterráneo en los próximos días.
Nuestro director de campaña de pesca sostenible Javier López recorre los avances logrados y pide que se refuercen. @20minutos.es
www.20minutos.es/medio-ambien...
Nuestro director de campaña de pesca sostenible Javier López recorre los avances logrados y pide que se refuercen. @20minutos.es
www.20minutos.es/medio-ambien...
❌The EU is failing to meet its #30x30 target, with 10% under strict protection.
The EU #OceanAct must turn voluntary targets into legally binding ones to ensure action, accountability, and not allow marine #paperparks in the EU!
The EU #OceanAct must turn voluntary targets into legally binding ones to ensure action, accountability, and not allow marine #paperparks in the EU!
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
❌The EU is failing to meet its #30x30 target, with 10% under strict protection.
The EU #OceanAct must turn voluntary targets into legally binding ones to ensure action, accountability, and not allow marine #paperparks in the EU!
The EU #OceanAct must turn voluntary targets into legally binding ones to ensure action, accountability, and not allow marine #paperparks in the EU!
Technical measures remain the backbone of Mediterranean fisheries management. We urge France, Spain & Italy to prioritise gear selectivity, spatial-temporal closures, & reductions in fishing effort under the West Med Plan.
This is key to prevent overfishing & support the recovery of stocks at risk.
This is key to prevent overfishing & support the recovery of stocks at risk.
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Technical measures remain the backbone of Mediterranean fisheries management. We urge France, Spain & Italy to prioritise gear selectivity, spatial-temporal closures, & reductions in fishing effort under the West Med Plan.
This is key to prevent overfishing & support the recovery of stocks at risk.
This is key to prevent overfishing & support the recovery of stocks at risk.
“Oceana’s latest DNA study shows that half of seafood tested in supermarkets, restaurants, and fishmongers in Brussels and Milan is mislabelled or missing key consumer information”, explains Oceana Policy Advisor Marine Cusa at @europarl.europa.eu.
🔗 europe.oceana.org/reports/the-...
🔗 europe.oceana.org/reports/the-...
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“Oceana’s latest DNA study shows that half of seafood tested in supermarkets, restaurants, and fishmongers in Brussels and Milan is mislabelled or missing key consumer information”, explains Oceana Policy Advisor Marine Cusa at @europarl.europa.eu.
🔗 europe.oceana.org/reports/the-...
🔗 europe.oceana.org/reports/the-...
“Restaurants in the EU are not required to disclose information about the seafood they serve. As a result, consumers are left in the dark about what they are eating and may end up paying unfair prices for their fish dishes”, says @verampcoelho.bsky.social at the @europarl.europa.eu.
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“Restaurants in the EU are not required to disclose information about the seafood they serve. As a result, consumers are left in the dark about what they are eating and may end up paying unfair prices for their fish dishes”, says @verampcoelho.bsky.social at the @europarl.europa.eu.
We urge @ec.europa.eu & @consilium.europa.eu at #AGRIFISH to reduce fishing pressure on key species, like hake & deep-water shrimps, in the western Mediterranean and to protect the deep-sea habitats that support them from destructive fishing, benefitting coastal communities.
#DefendTheDeep
#DefendTheDeep
December 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
We urge @ec.europa.eu & @consilium.europa.eu at #AGRIFISH to reduce fishing pressure on key species, like hake & deep-water shrimps, in the western Mediterranean and to protect the deep-sea habitats that support them from destructive fishing, benefitting coastal communities.
#DefendTheDeep
#DefendTheDeep
Deep-sea life in the Mediterranean doesn’t get a second chance.
We’re calling on @ec.europa.eu and the @fao.org to extend the #BottomTrawling ban to at least 800m and give these fragile ecosystems the protection they deserve. #DefendTheDeep
We’re calling on @ec.europa.eu and the @fao.org to extend the #BottomTrawling ban to at least 800m and give these fragile ecosystems the protection they deserve. #DefendTheDeep
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Deep-sea life in the Mediterranean doesn’t get a second chance.
We’re calling on @ec.europa.eu and the @fao.org to extend the #BottomTrawling ban to at least 800m and give these fragile ecosystems the protection they deserve. #DefendTheDeep
We’re calling on @ec.europa.eu and the @fao.org to extend the #BottomTrawling ban to at least 800m and give these fragile ecosystems the protection they deserve. #DefendTheDeep
Join us for our upcoming event on seafood transparency at the
@europarl.europa.eu, where policymakers, investigators, NGOs, consumers, chefs & industry will discuss how to strengthen transparency across the sector.
➡️ form.jotform.com/253162660452...
@europarl.europa.eu, where policymakers, investigators, NGOs, consumers, chefs & industry will discuss how to strengthen transparency across the sector.
➡️ form.jotform.com/253162660452...
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Join us for our upcoming event on seafood transparency at the
@europarl.europa.eu, where policymakers, investigators, NGOs, consumers, chefs & industry will discuss how to strengthen transparency across the sector.
➡️ form.jotform.com/253162660452...
@europarl.europa.eu, where policymakers, investigators, NGOs, consumers, chefs & industry will discuss how to strengthen transparency across the sector.
➡️ form.jotform.com/253162660452...
EU decision-makers are on a mission to roll back vital nature laws.
🚨 Across Europe we’re seeing fewer fish stocks, bycatch of endangered species, and declining marine habitats.
These laws need no fixing; they need enforcing. #HandsOffNature!
More 👉 wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/eu...
🚨 Across Europe we’re seeing fewer fish stocks, bycatch of endangered species, and declining marine habitats.
These laws need no fixing; they need enforcing. #HandsOffNature!
More 👉 wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/eu...
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
EU decision-makers are on a mission to roll back vital nature laws.
🚨 Across Europe we’re seeing fewer fish stocks, bycatch of endangered species, and declining marine habitats.
These laws need no fixing; they need enforcing. #HandsOffNature!
More 👉 wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/eu...
🚨 Across Europe we’re seeing fewer fish stocks, bycatch of endangered species, and declining marine habitats.
These laws need no fixing; they need enforcing. #HandsOffNature!
More 👉 wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/eu...
🐟 Europe can’t afford to keep wasting fish at sea.
Highgrading is illegal, harmful to ecosystems, and unfair to honest fishers, yet it often goes unseen.
This waste puts huge pressure on marine ecosystems and with almost no risk of getting caught, the practice continues.🌊
@ejfoundation.org
Highgrading is illegal, harmful to ecosystems, and unfair to honest fishers, yet it often goes unseen.
This waste puts huge pressure on marine ecosystems and with almost no risk of getting caught, the practice continues.🌊
@ejfoundation.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🐟 Europe can’t afford to keep wasting fish at sea.
Highgrading is illegal, harmful to ecosystems, and unfair to honest fishers, yet it often goes unseen.
This waste puts huge pressure on marine ecosystems and with almost no risk of getting caught, the practice continues.🌊
@ejfoundation.org
Highgrading is illegal, harmful to ecosystems, and unfair to honest fishers, yet it often goes unseen.
This waste puts huge pressure on marine ecosystems and with almost no risk of getting caught, the practice continues.🌊
@ejfoundation.org
🚨Oceana reports to authorities 50 concerning cases of Spanish fishing vessels for switching off their geolocation systems at sea. This practice is prohibited for European fishing vessels, unless there are safety risks, such as cases of piracy.
Read more: europe.oceana.org/reports/why-...
Read more: europe.oceana.org/reports/why-...
December 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🚨Oceana reports to authorities 50 concerning cases of Spanish fishing vessels for switching off their geolocation systems at sea. This practice is prohibited for European fishing vessels, unless there are safety risks, such as cases of piracy.
Read more: europe.oceana.org/reports/why-...
Read more: europe.oceana.org/reports/why-...
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🐟 Lessons from across the globe to reduce discards and protect fisheries
This morning, speakers at our webinar “How to implement discard bans: International perspectives”, co-hosted with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, discussed the challenges and lessons learned from discard bans in their countries.
This morning, speakers at our webinar “How to implement discard bans: International perspectives”, co-hosted with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, discussed the challenges and lessons learned from discard bans in their countries.
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
🐟 Lessons from across the globe to reduce discards and protect fisheries
This morning, speakers at our webinar “How to implement discard bans: International perspectives”, co-hosted with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, discussed the challenges and lessons learned from discard bans in their countries.
This morning, speakers at our webinar “How to implement discard bans: International perspectives”, co-hosted with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, discussed the challenges and lessons learned from discard bans in their countries.
🦑 Did you know that the squid we eat can come from regions that are notorious for illegal fishing & human rights abuses?
Oceana's recent investigation shows that many squid products sold in the EU lack basic information such as species & origin.
Consumers deserve to know more:
Oceana's recent investigation shows that many squid products sold in the EU lack basic information such as species & origin.
Consumers deserve to know more:
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🦑 Did you know that the squid we eat can come from regions that are notorious for illegal fishing & human rights abuses?
Oceana's recent investigation shows that many squid products sold in the EU lack basic information such as species & origin.
Consumers deserve to know more:
Oceana's recent investigation shows that many squid products sold in the EU lack basic information such as species & origin.
Consumers deserve to know more:
⏰ Last chance! Our webinar “How to implement discard bans: International perspectives” starts soon. Co-hosted by @ejfoundation.org & @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, we’ll dig into how discard bans bans work elsewhere outside the EU, and what the EU can learn.
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/193b2d...
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/193b2d...
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
⏰ Last chance! Our webinar “How to implement discard bans: International perspectives” starts soon. Co-hosted by @ejfoundation.org & @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, we’ll dig into how discard bans bans work elsewhere outside the EU, and what the EU can learn.
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/193b2d...
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/193b2d...
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🚨 Webinar: “How to implement discard bans: International perspectives”
Co-hosted with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, experts will discuss how discard bans are implemented outside of the EU and reflect on how the EU can implement its own ban.
Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Co-hosted with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, experts will discuss how discard bans are implemented outside of the EU and reflect on how the EU can implement its own ban.
Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🚨 Webinar: “How to implement discard bans: International perspectives”
Co-hosted with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, experts will discuss how discard bans are implemented outside of the EU and reflect on how the EU can implement its own ban.
Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Co-hosted with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, experts will discuss how discard bans are implemented outside of the EU and reflect on how the EU can implement its own ban.
Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
EU citizens expect #MarineProtectedAreas to be protected from destructive fishing.
Six months after NGOs filed a legal complaint, we urge @ec.europa.eu to enforce the law and Commissioner Kadis to end destructive #BottomTrawling in MPAs via the #EUOceanPact.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
Six months after NGOs filed a legal complaint, we urge @ec.europa.eu to enforce the law and Commissioner Kadis to end destructive #BottomTrawling in MPAs via the #EUOceanPact.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
EU citizens expect #MarineProtectedAreas to be protected from destructive fishing.
Six months after NGOs filed a legal complaint, we urge @ec.europa.eu to enforce the law and Commissioner Kadis to end destructive #BottomTrawling in MPAs via the #EUOceanPact.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
Six months after NGOs filed a legal complaint, we urge @ec.europa.eu to enforce the law and Commissioner Kadis to end destructive #BottomTrawling in MPAs via the #EUOceanPact.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
This #GivingTuesday, make waves in more ways than one.
✍ Sign a petition
📣 Share the message
🌊 Become a Wavemaker with Oceana
🎁 Make a donation
Every action protects the ocean. Give your support today!
➡️ bit.ly/4ixHbAZ
✍ Sign a petition
📣 Share the message
🌊 Become a Wavemaker with Oceana
🎁 Make a donation
Every action protects the ocean. Give your support today!
➡️ bit.ly/4ixHbAZ
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This #GivingTuesday, make waves in more ways than one.
✍ Sign a petition
📣 Share the message
🌊 Become a Wavemaker with Oceana
🎁 Make a donation
Every action protects the ocean. Give your support today!
➡️ bit.ly/4ixHbAZ
✍ Sign a petition
📣 Share the message
🌊 Become a Wavemaker with Oceana
🎁 Make a donation
Every action protects the ocean. Give your support today!
➡️ bit.ly/4ixHbAZ
🌊Marine protected areas aren’t always as “protected” as they sound.
Spain is still allowing destructive #BottomTrawling inside these sites, and that’s why we, together with @clienteartheur.bsky.social, are taking the Government to court. #ProtectedMeansProtected #30x30
Learn more📽️⤵️
Spain is still allowing destructive #BottomTrawling inside these sites, and that’s why we, together with @clienteartheur.bsky.social, are taking the Government to court. #ProtectedMeansProtected #30x30
Learn more📽️⤵️
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🌊Marine protected areas aren’t always as “protected” as they sound.
Spain is still allowing destructive #BottomTrawling inside these sites, and that’s why we, together with @clienteartheur.bsky.social, are taking the Government to court. #ProtectedMeansProtected #30x30
Learn more📽️⤵️
Spain is still allowing destructive #BottomTrawling inside these sites, and that’s why we, together with @clienteartheur.bsky.social, are taking the Government to court. #ProtectedMeansProtected #30x30
Learn more📽️⤵️
NEW @fao.org GFCM report on the State of Mediterranean & Black Sea Fisheries is out.
#Overfishing is declining, from 87% in 2013 to 52% in 2023, the lowest in recent decades & biomass is up 25%. A sign that progress is real, but challenges remain.
➡️ openknowledge.fao.org/items/09ce19...
#Overfishing is declining, from 87% in 2013 to 52% in 2023, the lowest in recent decades & biomass is up 25%. A sign that progress is real, but challenges remain.
➡️ openknowledge.fao.org/items/09ce19...
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
NEW @fao.org GFCM report on the State of Mediterranean & Black Sea Fisheries is out.
#Overfishing is declining, from 87% in 2013 to 52% in 2023, the lowest in recent decades & biomass is up 25%. A sign that progress is real, but challenges remain.
➡️ openknowledge.fao.org/items/09ce19...
#Overfishing is declining, from 87% in 2013 to 52% in 2023, the lowest in recent decades & biomass is up 25%. A sign that progress is real, but challenges remain.
➡️ openknowledge.fao.org/items/09ce19...
We were at the @fao.org GFCM annual meeting urging stronger deep-sea protection in the Mediterranean. Pilot projects show the costs for fishers are minimal, yet countries missed a key chance to act.
The EU must lead & extend the trawl ban to at least 800m by 2026. #DefendTheDeep
The EU must lead & extend the trawl ban to at least 800m by 2026. #DefendTheDeep
November 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We were at the @fao.org GFCM annual meeting urging stronger deep-sea protection in the Mediterranean. Pilot projects show the costs for fishers are minimal, yet countries missed a key chance to act.
The EU must lead & extend the trawl ban to at least 800m by 2026. #DefendTheDeep
The EU must lead & extend the trawl ban to at least 800m by 2026. #DefendTheDeep
NEW OCEANA STUDY: 🦑Half of the squid products analysed in Brussels & Milan lack basic consumer information.
🧬DNA tests show that many came from high-risk fisheries linked to illegal fishing & labour abuses.
We need clear labels on all seafood products. europe.oceana.org/reports/the-...
🧬DNA tests show that many came from high-risk fisheries linked to illegal fishing & labour abuses.
We need clear labels on all seafood products. europe.oceana.org/reports/the-...
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
NEW OCEANA STUDY: 🦑Half of the squid products analysed in Brussels & Milan lack basic consumer information.
🧬DNA tests show that many came from high-risk fisheries linked to illegal fishing & labour abuses.
We need clear labels on all seafood products. europe.oceana.org/reports/the-...
🧬DNA tests show that many came from high-risk fisheries linked to illegal fishing & labour abuses.
We need clear labels on all seafood products. europe.oceana.org/reports/the-...