We often see it on TV – beautiful tropical coral reefs with sun rays travelling through blue water and colourful fish swimming around happily. But what happens hundreds of metres below the surface? Well, basically the same thing – except the image is that of cold water coral reefs in total darkness with stranger looking … Read more
At the upcoming HELCOM Ministerial Meeting on 3 October 2013 in Copenhagen, the region’s Environment Ministers will agree on further actions in order to reach the objectives of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) from 2007. Many of the actions set out in the BSAP in 2007 have still not been implemented – overall … Read more
Sergi Rodríguez Basolí is on a remarkable and unique expedition: he is attempting to kayak the length of the Mediterranean coast on his own. Sergi left Spain 71 days ago. He has since travelled along the French coast and has arrived in Italy. If he manages this feat, which would mean kayaking the coast of … Read more
Oceana will be bringing the marine perspective to WILD10, the 10th World Wilderness Congress, held in Salamanca between 4 and 10 October. The international marine conservation organization will display photographs from its expeditions and Xavier Pastor, executive director of Oceana in Europe and WILD10 ambassador, will give a talk on deep-sea corals. “Conferences like WILD10 … Read more
Repsol hat nur ein zehn Millionstel der Fläche getestet, und es ist nicht sicher, ob die Probebohrungen, um Erdöl zu finden, wirklich in dem analysierten Bereich oder einem anderen stattfinden werden. Oceana hat Argumente gegen die Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung eingereicht, die von Repsol durchgeführt wurde, um vor der Küste der Kanarischen Inseln nach Öl suchen zu können. … Read more
Some progress has been made, but there is still a long way to go to restore the Baltic Sea. Over the past two days, government representatives met in Copenhagen, Denmark, to review progress against the targets in the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP). Conservation NGOs, Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB), FISH and Oceana are disappointed … Read more
This delay goes against the position of many Mediterranean countries, which value the vulnerability of these species and their significance to marine ecosystems. This is a case similar to what happened with the protection of several species of threatened sharks and rays, which the EU blocked for more than one year before finally giving up … Read more
Oceana has documented the presence of these protected habitats in areas devastated by illegal fishing gears around Cabrera (Balearic Islands) Oceana will send to the EU evidence found of illegal fishing activity in the area surrounding Cabrera and south Majorca, filing a claim against Spain for breach of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 1967/2006 for … Read more
A report presented last week at a meeting of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Bonn, Germany, revealed that a total of 11 species of pelagic sharks are now threatened with extinction, highlighting the urgency for responsible and precautionary management measures to be established for these vulnerable animals. Oceana, the international organisation dedicated to … Read more
Oceana, the international organisation dedicated to protecting the oceans, has been campaigning for years for solid shark conservation measures to be established in Europe, a place where one-third of sharks and related ray species are threatened with extinction but where very few are actually protected. Late last year, it seemed at long last this was … Read more
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