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Sciaena submitted its contribution to the National Strategy for the Sea 2021-2030
The deadline for submitting contributions for the National Strategy for the Sea 2021-2030 ended yesterday, on National Sea Day. Sciaena, through PONG-Pesca, submitted its contribution, together with the other 7 NGOs that complete the Platform.
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Sustainable seafood and large-scale fishing of endangered species – Webinar with Leslie Roberson
On November 16, at 11am CET, Sciaena gets back to its webinars with guest Leslie Roberson, a researcher and PhD candidate in the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science of the University of Queensland, Australia, for a conversation on how fishing pressure is further endangering threatened species.
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EU and UK must ensure protection of deep-sea fish in Northeast Atlantic
Responding to the European Commission’s proposal for deep sea fishing limits for 2021-2022, published today, NGOs welcome the positive steps towards following scientific advice. However, the proposal does not go far enough to ensure protection and allow the recovery of these very sensitive and unique species, some of which are the most...
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Portuguese and Spanish scientists demand immediate action to save Mako sharks
Portuguese and Spanish shark specialists and researchers sent a public letter to the European Union (EU) and the Portuguese and Spanish Governments to demand that urgent and decisives measures be taken for the protection of one of the most endangered species of the Northern Atlantic: the Shortfin mako shark.This request comes at a critical...
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More than 300 scientists urge EU to protect ocean health as climate action
“End overfishing” – that’s the message delivered to EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius this week, as part of a statement signed by more than 300 scientists calling for action by the European Commission, European Parliament and EU member states to end overfishing “as an urgent and necessary response...
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Sciaena and Fundació ENT launch poster explaining the precautionary approach applied to fisheries
Sciaena and Fundació ENT have launched a poster that summarizes and highlights the importance of applying the precautionary approach to fisheries management, as required by the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy.
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Sciaena submitted its contribution to the “Strategic Vision for the Economic Recovery Plan 2020-2030”
Sciaena – Oceans # Conservation # Awareness has submitted today its contribution to the document “Strategic Vision for the Economic Recovery Plan 2020-2030”, a document by António Costa Silva, from July 21, 2020, that aims at framing the options and priorities that should guide the recovery of the adverse economic...
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Sciaena launches the campaign “Há mar e mar, há usar e recuperar” for the implementation of a packaging deposit return system in Portugal
Today in Peniche we launched the campaign “Há mar e mar, há usar e recuperar” together with the public petition “For the health of our oceans, demand a deposit return system!”, with the objective of implementing a deposit return system for packaging in Portugal as soon as possible, for the health of our oceans. The […]
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Just The 2 of Us
Find out more here: https://www.sciaena.org/en/justthetwoofus
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Just The 2 of Us
This Summer when you go to the beach, collect just two pieces of litter and spread the love. Just the two of us can make a difference, two pieces at a time. But cleaning our beaches is not enough. We need to fight pollution at its source. Plastic pollution is a serious issue, both on […]
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