Sciaena - Ocean # Conservation # Awareness
Budget
€327,323
EP Access
4
accredited persons
Staff
6
1.5 FTE
EU Grants
€87,273
Mission & Goals
Sciaena envisions a healthy marine environment and an informed population engaged in its conservation. Sciaena’s mission is to promote the improvement of the marine environment by encouraging the sustainability of fisheries and other forms of use and minimizing the impacts of pollution through knowledge, education, communication and political intervention.
EU Legislative Interests
- Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy - Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing specific conditions to fishing for deep-sea stocks in the North-East Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the North-East Atlantic - Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Marine Spatial Planning Directive - Single Use Plastics Legislation and other marine litter related legislative processes - EU Fisheries Control System - Green Deal - Biodiversity Strategy 2030 - Nature Restoration Law - Microplastics Regulation(s) - PPWR - Ocean's Act
Communication Activities
- Farnet - Fisheries Advisory Councils
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Seas at Risk, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, BFFP
Organisation Members
Oceana, Client Earth, Pew Charitable Trusts
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.