The discovery was made during the project Oceana is undertaking in collaboration with the Fundación Biodiversidad to detect vulnerable habitats in the Spanish Mediterranean. Oceana obtained the images from the undersea robot onboard the Ranger research catamaran. These images prove the immense ecological value of this area that was, up to now, unknown. Pelagic species … Read more
Oceana divers, working in the Cabrera Marine Park to document and record the state of the ecological communities and in surrounding areas, came across large concentrations of jellyfish in the northeastern-facing coves of the archipelago. Thousands of jellyfish of the Pelagia noctiluca species were filmed and photographed by Oceana as they moved within park waters … Read more
Upon the eve of World Oceans Day celebration, Oceana, the international organisation dedicated to the protection of the world’s oceans, strongly supports the definitive listing of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The … Read more
Oceana, la organización internacional dedicada a conservar y proteger los océanos, ha investigado durante un año las pesquerías y el comercio de tiburones de Europa en todo el mundo. Los resultados se irán publicando durante el verano y otoño en una serie de informes científicos, con el objetivo de arrojar luz sobre esta pesquería no … Read more
London: A new scientific report published today (17th May) concludes that the EU ban on shark finning — slicing off a shark’s fins and dumping the body at sea — is not effective. “Strengthening European Fisheries Management: Options for Enforcing the Shark Finning Ban” is the culmination of an expert workshop examining European shark fisheries, … Read more
Patagonia, the outdoor apparel company, recently showed its dedication to the environment’s conservation by bestowing a grant to the ocean conservation group Oceana. The monies were raised through Patagonia’s t-shirt sales in its Oceans as Wilderness Campaign. The grant will support Oceana’s efforts to protect the world’s oceans through campaigns to fight pollution and destructive … Read more
In contrast, the Portuguese government has provided Oceana with all of the information requested regarding its fleet. Oceana, the international marine conservation organization, has expressed its disappointment with the Spanish General Secretary of Marine Fisheries’ (GSMF) denial to supply the list of Spanish fishing boats to which the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food has … Read more
Two species of sharks, whose meat is highly valued for consumption in Europe, have another chance at being protected, after recent proceedings in international fora and the European Union have failed at achieving this, despite the scientific recommendations to do so. The spurdog (or, spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias) is a small coastal shark that has … Read more
The European Commission has proposed to reopen the Northeast Atlantic (NEAT) deep-sea gillnet fishery, which takes place in depths between 200 and 1200 meters in waters north and west of Great Britain and Ireland. This fishery was temporarily closed by the European Union Fisheries Ministers in December 2005 due to its incredible waste and the … Read more
In a letter addressed to the ruling Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Party, or PSOE) and to the main opposition force, the Partido Popular (People’s Party, or PP), Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, requests answers for the recent proposals by their Members of the European Parliament (MEP) to increase shark fin removal, and … Read more
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