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OCEANA WELCOMES CITES CALL FOR PROTECTION OF MARINE SPECIES
CITES Secretariat joins international consensus on the need for a bluefin tuna international trade ban.
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Miguel Bosé, Erica Knie and Xavier Pastor
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MIGUEL BOSÉ AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ASK FOR BLUEFIN TUNA INTERNATIONAL TRADE BAN
NGOs urge Spain, that holds the EU presidency and the highest quota of bluefin tuna, supports the inclusion of this species in Appendix I of CITES.
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FISH CATCHES COULD BE 80% HIGHER IF EU MANAGED STOCKS SUSTAINABLY, SCIENTISTS FIND
A scientific report, published today, reveals that Europe will fail to reach the Johannesburg commitment of managing fisheries sustainable until 2015 by decades.
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OCEANA URGES THAT STOPPING THE LOSS OF MARINE SPECIES BE THE PRIORITY FOR THE EU’S BIODIVERSITY POLICY
The Commission proposes today a new EU Biodiversity Strategy to confront growing challenges, including the fact that only 1% of European waters are protected.
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CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS AND THE OCEANS
The climate change caused by the emission of big quantities of CO2 has a direct effect on the chemical-physical balance of the oceans and provokes alternations in the habitats and in the species living in them.
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ONLY AN ECOLOGICAL REFORM OF EU FISHING POLICY WOULD RECOVER FISH STOCKS AND KEEP JOBS
Oceana is asking the European Commission to recover healthy ocean ecosystems and assure the enforcement of existing regulations.

It is critical to ensure correct management with the TAC system, support artisanal fishermen and eliminate IUU fishing.
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OCEANA TV
In the report Threatened Species, Oceana proves how marine species are ignored in international conventions and exposes the lack of information about them. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List classifies 45,000 animal and plant species, but only 5% are from the marine environment.
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CO2, A NEW THREAT FOR REEFS
The acidification of the marine environment caused by high concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) is currently one of the most important causes of the deterioration of coral and maërl reefs..

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Bluefin tuna
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BLUEFIN TUNA
According to the last evaluation of the bluefin tuna stock in the East Atlantic and the Mediterranean, the increase in fishing pressure has caused a sharp decline in the population and a drastic reduction of reproducers’ biomass.

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United States and European Union Lead Way in Global Shark Conservation
Propose New Protections to Promote the Sustainable Trade of Sharks Worldwide
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CRITICAN ÉNFASIS ECONÓMICO EN REFORMAS A SALMONICULTURA PERO VALORAN AVANCES ESPECÍFICOS EN MATERIA AMBIENTAL
Oceana criticó el énfasis económico de la Ley General de Pesca y Acuicultura votada esta semana en las salas del Senado y Cámara de Diputados, pero valoró la introducción de reformas para prevenir la ocurrencia de escapes de salmones y sancionar a los responsables. 
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