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Discards are defined by the FAO as the portion of the animal catch that is thrown away at sea. The most recent report states that in the 1992-2001 period, 7.3 million tonnes of marine organisms were estimated to be discarded each year in the world, representing around 8% of the global catches. Oceana is campaigning to win European Union legislation to achieve substantial reductions in by-catches in the most significant discards fisheries by the EU fleet and by any vessel in EU waters.
- Critical WTO talks collapse on agriculture and industrial goods - 30/07/2008
- Oceana insists: the ferrettara is an illegal driftnet - 16/07/2008
- Oceana discovers italian fishermen using illegal driftnets in Tunisian waters - 10/07/2008
- Important shark conservation measure takes a step forward in the USA - 09/07/2008
A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ILLEGAL DRIFTNETS
Oceana in the documentary made by the producer EarthOcean about illegal drifnetters in the Mediterranean Sea. The video includes an interview with Xavier Pastor, Oceana’s Director for Europe, and also images of illegal driftnetters recorded during the expeditions on board the catamaran Oceana Ranger. Driftnets are banned since 2002 because they represent a major threat for the conservation of endangered species such as marine turtles and cetaceans.
OCEANA's REPORTS
- The use of driftnets by the Moroccan fleet
- "Thonaille": the use of driftnets by the French fleet in the Mediterranean
- Italian driftnetters 2006