MPAs

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The High Seas Treaty – formally the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) – entered into force on 17 January 2026, introducing, for the first time, a legally binding global framework to conserve…

19th January 2026

High Seas Treaty enters into force: what it means for fisheries and ocean industries

19th January 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

ClientEarth and Oceana have taken the Spanish government back to court, accusing it of routinely permitting bottom trawling inside marine protected areas (MPAs) in breach of national and EU laws.

20th November 2025

Spain sued over MPA trawling

20th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

News that the global treaty to protect marine biodiversity – formally known as the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use…

23rd September 2025

High Seas Alliance: BBNJ agreement a ‘historic milestone’ for global ocean protection

23rd September 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean Ambassador Peter Thomson has announced the launch of a new report, the 30x30 Ocean Action Plan – a call to action for governments…

10th June 2025

UNOC3: 30×30 Ocean Action Plan launched to accelerate ocean protection

10th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European fishing industry body Europêche has welcomed the new EU Ocean Pact, presented by the European Commission, saying it is encouraged by the recognition of the essential role of fisheries within the…

9th June 2025

Europêche: EU Ocean Pact charts a new course for fisheries

9th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The new EU Ocean Pact unveiled by the European Commission to better align marine policy with science, innovation, environmental responsibility and food security has been lauded by the European Bottom Fisheries Alliance…

9th June 2025

EU Ocean Pact is a blueprint for the future of bottom fisheries, says EBFA

9th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Marking World Ocean Day – 8 June 2025, ocean conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation,  has launched “The Bottom Line”, a darkly satirical film starring two of the charity’s ambassadors, actors Theo James and British broadcaster Stephen…

8th June 2025

FILM: Stephen Fry, Theo James join call for bottom trawl ban

8th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

EU leaders are under fire as a new legal complaint targets bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) ahead of the UN Ocean Conference.

3rd June 2025

EU faces legal heat over bottom trawling

3rd June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Supertrawlers have spent an average of 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) every year since Brexit, devastating marine habitats and fish populations.

11th March 2025

Supertrawlers are devastating UK Marine Protected Areas

11th March 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental NGOs Oceana and ClientEarth are filing legal action against the Spanish government after finding that bottom trawling is taking place in many MPAs in Spain, which they maintain violates EU and…

29th October 2024

Legal action launched against Spain for bottom trawling

29th October 2024