Press Releases

EU Ocean Week: New assessment finds Europe not on track to achieve a healthy ocean by 2030

28 September 2026

• Blue Manifesto
• Clean ocean
• Climate and ocean
• Low impact fisheries
• Marine protected areas
• Ocean governance
• Rewilding the ocean

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European Parliament ignores the reason why the Common Fisheries Policy is failing

17 September 2026

• Low impact fisheries

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EU fishing fleet can decarbonise within existing legal limits, new study finds

7 September 2026

A new study reveals that the EU fishing fleet can make an ambitious transition away from fossil fuels without increasing the existing ceiling on the capacity of the EU...

• Low impact fisheries

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61 organisations call on President von der Leyen to make the EU Ocean Act a turning point for Europe’s seas

1 September 2026

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EU Nature restoration plans: marine NGOs warn Member States must raise ambition to restore Europe’s seas

31 August 2026

• Marine protected areas
• Rewilding the ocean

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NGOs urge EU fisheries ministers to turn fragile progress into lasting recovery

25 August 2026

• Low impact fisheries

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New coalition launches to defend Europe’s seas through the courts

6 July 2026

• Marine protected areas
• Rewilding the ocean

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Fresh legal study strengthens case for closing EU market to deep-sea minerals

30 June 2026

• Deep sea mining

Member's News

Outside Europe’s largest textile recycling expo, civil society organisations ask: Can recycling solve a crisis caused by overproduction?

24 June 2026

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Seas At Risk reaction to AGRIFISH Council on EU Common Fisheries Policy and Omnibus

22 June 2026

Today, EU fisheries ministers met at the AGRIFISH Council to discuss the future of the Common Fisheries Policy, following the European Commission’s recent evaluation, which concluded that the CFP...

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“End of Fish Day” in the EU falls on 19 May: Europe’s seafood consumption is increasingly detached from its own ecosystems

19 May 2026

• Low impact fisheries

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Shipping: IMO’s Net Zero Framework Progresses But ENGOs Slam Unnecessary Delay

4 May 2026

• Climate and ocean
• Decarbonising shipping

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Common Fisheries Policy evaluation: an incomplete journey that requires long-term political courage

30 April 2026

• Low impact fisheries

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Maritime planning not enough to save Europe’s seas, EU Ocean Act must fix fragmented governance 

29 April 2026

Today the European Commission published its second implementation report on the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive (MSPD), a key step towards the upcoming Ocean Act.  Seas At Risk warns that...

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First-ever global study reveals wind propulsion can cut fleet-wide emissions today but only with stronger policy action

16 April 2026

• Climate and ocean
• Decarbonising shipping

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Tampering with EU Fisheries Policy would ‘open Pandora’s Box’, NGOs warn

30 March 2026

• Low impact fisheries

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Growing financial resistance to deep-sea mining from institutions managing €24 trillion in assets

11 March 2026

• Deep sea mining

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NGOs warn EU Port and Industrial Maritime strategies fall short for ocean protection

4 March 2026

• Climate and ocean
• Decarbonising shipping
• Ocean noise pollution