Thursday, September 28, 2006

European Parliament votes against serious threat to shark populations

La decisión del Parlamento Europeo tiende a reforzar el reglamento sobre cercenamiento de aletas de tiburón y a proteger a las poblaciones de tiburones vulnerables.

Monday, September 25, 2006

Conservationists rally MEPs to make, not break EU ban on shark finning

New amendment offers hope for strengthening rather than weakening the EU ban, safeguarding some of the ocean’s most vulnerable species.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Sharks at risk - EU policies threaten species globally

Launching a report about the dangerous decline in shark populations caused by European fishing policy, the newly formed Shark Alliance...

Monday, August 28, 2006

Oceana discovers a “forest” of corals and sea fan in Andalusia

More than ten species of these colonies of animals inhabit the top of a small marine mountain only 12 miles from the coast of Almería.

Friday, August 25, 2006

One hundred fifty morrocan drfitnetters fish illegally in the Alboran Sea and the Straits of Gibraltar

Oceana has filmed and photographed the activities of fishing vessels operating from the ports of Nador, Alhucemas and Tangiers.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Sharks threatened by European Parliament finning report

Oceana is concerned that the European Parliament may support a proposal to encourage the illegal practice of shark finning in the European Union.

Thursday, August 3, 2006

Oceana investigates french ports in the Mediterranean to uncover an illegal fleet of driftnetters

Reserchers visited every port in the South of France and detected at least 43 "thonaillers"