Press Releases

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

1 September 2026

Publications

Making space for nature. Recommendations for ecosystem-based multi-use.

24 August 2026

• Renewable energy at sea

Publications

NGOs urge France to ban scrubber waste in all French territorial waters

6 August 2026

• Climate and ocean
• Decarbonising shipping

Publications

One Planet Shipping Case Studies

2 July 2026

• Climate and ocean
• Decarbonising shipping

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Keeping deep-sea minerals out of the EU market

25 June 2026

• Deep sea mining

Publications

Environmental NGOs call on Fisheries Ministers to defend and implement the CFP ahead of AGRIFISH

19 June 2026

Ahead of the AGRIFISH Council on 22 June, Seas At Risk and a coalition of environmental NGOs have written to EU Fisheries Ministers welcoming the European Commission’s evaluation of...

Publications

Position paper: Protecting and restoring blue carbon ecosystems in the EU

9 June 2026

Seas At Risk has published a new position paper on blue carbon, outlining its role in marine ecosystems and its implications for EU climate and ocean policy. Blue carbon...

General News

EU must tackle microfibre pollution at source through apparel design rules

1 June 2026

• Ocean plastic pollution

Publications

Joint Call to Action Launched to Secure the Future of Small-Scale Fisheries in Cyprus

20 May 2026

• Low impact fisheries

Publications

Position paper: Less and Better – reshaping the EU seafood system

18 May 2026

• Low impact fisheries

Publications

Green hydrogen in shipping: potential meets reality

28 April 2026

• Climate and ocean
• Decarbonising shipping

Publications

Open letter by NGOs to Cyprus EU Presidency: Upholding the common fisheries policy at the EU Fisheries Directors General and Attachés informal meeting in Cyprus

27 April 2026

• Low impact fisheries

Publications

Scaling up wind propulsion: Immediate emission reduction from ships but will policy prevail?

27 April 2026

• Climate and ocean
• Decarbonising shipping

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The Net-Zero Framework: Why keeping a global GHG price and fund is the lower‑risk option for IMO Member States

20 April 2026

• Climate and ocean
• Decarbonising shipping

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A Global Fleet Under Wind: Scaling Wind Propulsion for Emission Reduction, Energy Demand and Equity

16 April 2026

• Climate and ocean
• Decarbonising shipping

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From conflict to coexistence: Exploring multi-use between offshore wind and small-scale fisheries in the context of the Ocean Act

25 March 2026

Publications

Report: Red lines in the abyss – Growing financier concern over deep-sea mining

11 March 2026

• Deep sea mining

Publications

Voices from the Mediterranean: Small-Scale Fishers’ Experiences with the EU Common Fisheries Policy

26 February 2026

• Low impact fisheries