Oak Foundation’s European Marine Programme Goals
To ensure that European Fishing fleet practices, in both European waters and abroad, become sustainable and reflect the intent of the European Common Fisheries policy by 2015.
In Europe we support policy, consumer education, and research activities that:
- Reduce and eliminate bycatch and destructive fishing practices;
- Stop over-fishing by European vessels through ecosystem-based management both in Europe and abroad; and
- Eliminate harmful subsidies.
European Marine Programme Grants (2005)
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National Environmental Trust
To support the continuation of a campaign that aims to generate support for toothfish protection through increased public awareness and policy reform by domestic and international policymakers. This year the campaign will work to intensify media and political focus on illegal toothfish fishing and trade in the U.S. and other key countries. (Over two years)
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Oceana Inc
To reduce bottom trawling by the EU fleet by 40 per cent; help change fishing practices in the longline and driftnet fisheries to reduce the capture and killing of marine mammals, and eliminate the illegal dumping of ship oil by EU vessels into European oceans and seas. To support Oceana’s international Seafood Contamination Campaign to reduce mercury emissions to the environment. (Over three years)
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Seas at Risk (SAR)
Core funding to create a sound organisational and management structure that would facilitate the development and improved coordination of SAR and its network of member organisations. (Over three years)
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SeaWeb
To undertake a campaign to promote sustainable caviars farmed in Europe as an alternative to caviar from wild Caspian sturgeon; To create a robust and growing sustainable seafood movement across Europe over the next three years by creating a trade association serving as a bridge between the conservation community and the seafood industry. (Over two years)
Active grants from previous years:
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
To build an international constituency at the highest political level to support the identification and application of solutions for specific illegal, unreported, and unregulated instances; and to identify and prioritise key points of leverage that can address infringements in fisheries management, conservation decline, human suffering and economic loss, and long-term sustainability. (Second year of two-year grant)
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World Wide Fund for Nature
To deliver marine conservation outcomes by: reforming subsidies so the fleet size and structure allows the recovery of ecosystems and the rebuilding of populations; reducing the EU footprint through fair and sustainable fisheries access agreements; and protecting the marine environment through an ecosystem-based management framework. (Second year of two-year grant).