OCEANA OBTAINS EVIDENCE PROVING BLUEFIN TUNA IS BEING CAUGHT ILLEGALLY IN ITALY AND TURKEY
The bluefin tuna fishery closes today for most seiners, but illegal fishing will continue because of the total lack of effective control measures.

Oceana documents illegal fishing and landing of tons of bluefin tuna that occurs constantly and with complete impunity in the South Tyrrhenian, one of the most important spawning areas for this species in the Mediterranean.
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AN OCEANA AND MARVIVA REPORT PROVES THE NEED TO PROTECT BLUEFIN TUNA SPAWNING AREAS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
The study provides new data about the reproductive habits of this and other overexploited species, such as swordfish.

The organisations call for immediate actions to protect the Balearic area.
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OCEANA REPORTS THAT ITALY HAS IGNORED THE EUROPEAN UNION AND HAS REINTRODUCED ILLEGAL DRIFTNETS
The Italian Ministry of Fisheries has given the go ahead for the illegal use of drift nets called ferrettara via an ambiguous decree.

For the past three years, and once again in May 2009, Oceana has documented how this gear is used daily in different Italian ports to catch prohibited species.
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OVERFISHING, POLLUTION AND HABITAT DESTRUCTION ARE THREATENING EUROPEAN SEAS
Oceana points out that while World Oceans Day is celebrated on 8 June, our seas are collapsing as a result of climate change and industrial activity.

Oceana calls for immediate measures to reverse the critical state of European seas.
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OCEANA CALLS FOR SWORDFISH MANAGEMENT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
Driftnets, illegal fishing nets used by over 500 vessels in the Mediterranean, catch 20% of the reported swordfish catch. The swordfish fishery in the Mediterranean is not subject to quotas or any single minimum size rule. Between 50 and 70% of the catch is comprised of juveniles.
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OCEANA WELCOMES EU FISH COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS URGING QUICK ACTION FOR SHARK CONSERVATION IN EUROPE
EU Fisheries Ministers emphasised the need for immediate action to protect sharks and prioritised strengthening the shark finning regulation.

The EU Fisheries Council meeting today in Luxembourg has adopted the Council Conclusions on the EU Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks. Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, supports the statement of the EU Fisheries Ministers, which endorses the Plan while also urging it is implemented without delay.
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