
SPAIN LOSES SEAGRASS PRAIRIES WORTH €60M EACH YEAR
Oceana estimates that Spain loses seagrass prairies worth 60 million Euros each year due to trawling, the construction of ports and marinas, and dumping.
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“ICCAT COUNTRIES SELL OUT BLUEFIN TUNA TO INDUSTRY,” SAYS OCEANA
Today, November 15, 2009, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas agreed to weak management measures for bluefin tuna, ignoring the only acceptable measure that would have recovered this depleted stock: the total closure of the fishery.
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OCEANA WARNS THAT CO2 EMISSIONS WILL CAUSE EXTINCTION OF CORAL AND CRUSTACEANS DUE TO HIGHER WATER ACIDITY
The progressive emission of CO2 into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels makes the oceans turn increasingly more acid.
Coral reefs constitute a source of income, food and coastal protection for more than 500 million people in the world.
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OCEANA PRESENTS PROOF ON THE USE OF ILLEGAL DRIFTNETS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, AND DEMANDS THEIR COMPLETE ELIMINATION
Oceana documented 92 Italian vessels in 2008 with driftnets on board, 80% of which had already been identified in previous years. Tomorrow, the European Court of Justice is expected to sentence Italy for the continued use of this illegal fishing gear.
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OCEANA WARNS ABOUT LOOPHOLES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION FIGHT AGAINST IUU
Oceana is concerned however about the exclusion of fresh and frozen Atlantic and Pacific salmon from the provisions of the IUU regulation.
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OCEANA AND MARVIVA WELCOME A STEP FORWARD IN BLUEFIN TUNA PROTECTION
The United States has decided to “strongly support” the listing of bluefin tuna on CITES Appendix 1.
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SEAGRASS MEADOWS ON OCEANA TV
Underwater seagrass beds, one of the richest ecosystems in the Mediterranean, are disappearing at a rate of between 3% and 5% every year.
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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..
JELLYFISH
The proliferation of jellyfish has taken place regularly in summer during the last few years due to global warming, pollution and lack of predators, among other reasons. Beautiful but dangerous, swimmers need to know what to do if stung by one.


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