Stop harmful fisheries subsidies – successful Step One!
Change-makers at the Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the WTO (courtesy Pew Charitable Funds) After more than 20 years of foot dragging negotiations, the [...]
Ocean Protection and Football go together in Hann
Tidiane Ndiaye lecturing World Ocean Day should be every day in a maritime country like Senegal. For years, the football tournaments to celebrate [...]
Bycatch in EU Fisheries: From Awareness to Action
Welcome by MEP Paulo do Nascimento Cabral This year's EU Ocean Week organised by the big Blue NGOs in collaboration with Members of [...]
Screening & Discussion: OCEAN with David Attenborough
Three MEPs graced this special event in the evening of Wednesday, 15 October 2025: Isabella Lövin, Christophe Clergeau, and Sebastian Everding. Moderated by Laura Sullivan, [...]
Shark Lab: Protecting Sharks for a Healthy Ocean
Explanations and display of fins mostly from endangered shark species confiscated at Frankfurt Airport. The diversity of fins in container shipments clearly shows that [...]
Examples of participatory marine protection from across the EU
Hosted by MEP Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Member of the Fisheries Committee and Vice-Chair of the SEArica Intergroup, this EU Ocean Week session on Wednesday, [...]
The next MFF: Rethinking EU funding for a healthy ocean future
One of the hottest topics in the European Union (EU) these days is the proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF, 2028-2034 ) published [...]
The Sea and Peace: Humanist Lessons from Erasmus and Grotius for the 21st Century
Ancient Indian and Greek scientists and philosophers knew the Earth was not flat as also shown by the circumnavigation of Africa by Phoenician sailors. [...]
Empowering Coastal Voices
Co-creating the Future of Marine Policy?! “Living by the sea, I’ve witnessed first-hand the social, economic and environmental challenges faced by coastal communities. To solve [...]
At the FishBase-SeaLifeBase Symposium in Brussels, 2-3 September 2025
This annual FishBase-SeaLifeBase Symposium marks the 35th anniversary of FishBase and the 20th anniversary of SeaLifeBase. FishBase is a global, open access information system about [...]