Several scientific studies provide proof of the successes of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in enhancing biodiversity and benefiting sea life. MPAs provide threatened species and living breeding grounds a place to rebuild and flourish. For example, areas facing reduced pressure, where fisheries have been banned or restricted, have healthier communities and often host fish that … Read more
Inclui uma seleção de fotografias e vídeos tirados até 500 metros de profundidade num dos enclaves submarinos mais valiosos de Portugal . A Oceana criou um visor interativo com as imagens mais interessantes do Banco de Gorringe, um grupo de elevações submarinas ao sudoeste de Portugal. O visor, disponível no Google Earth, inclui quase cinquenta … Read more
Oceana has created an interactive viewer with the most interesting pictures it has taken in the Gorringe Bank, a group of seamounts south-west of Portugal. The display, available in Google Earth, includes nearly fifty photographs and videos taken by submarine robot (ROV), obtained at depths of up to 500 metres and mostly unpublished. The project … Read more
Is there anything we can learn from all the animals that we share the planet with? I think most people would say a definitive yes, but when quizzed about exactly what, I’m not so sure all of us could come up with a well thought-out answer. Personally, I think we can learn something about behaviour. … Read more
The dumping of mercury-contaminated dredged material from the port of Maó into the sea would be an irresponsible act that is a hazard to health and fishing activity. Oceana has detected mercury contamination in samples of monkfish and scorpion fish fished in the island of Menorca (Balearic Islands), in the Maó area. In the case … Read more
The comprehensive collection of information is the result of over 60 hours of recording, filmed during 3 campaigns. Oceana scientists have identified more than 350 species on the Gorringe seamount, located in Portuguese waters, 160 nautical miles south-west of Cape St Vincent. The documentation of this great biodiversity, undertaken with the support of the Foundation … Read more
While the plight of the bluefin tuna is grabbing much of the world’s attention at this week’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Marrakesh, Morocco, some other vulnerable species have now been given the spotlight they deserve. Sharks, the powerful but vulnerable predators of the oceans, have been … Read more
Today in Rome, Italy, parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will decide on boosting conservation initiatives for four shark species. Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, hopes the parties to the convention agree on listing these species on Appendix II of the Convention. The shark species up … Read more
Over 135 species of sharks and rays can be found in European waters, but one-third of these are currently threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List. These extraordinary and highly evolved animals have been roaming our waters for over 400 million years, but in just the past 30 man, the ultimate predator, has … Read more
Since the beginning of June, Oceana’s research catamaran, the Ranger, has been carrying out a research campaign off the coast of Galicia, Spain, with the support of the Spanish Fundación Biodiversidad. This expedition aims to document vulnerable and valuable sea floors and propose they be included in the protected area network of the North Atlantic. … Read more
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