Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Chronic marine oil pollution may soon no longer pass unpunished in the European Union

The European Parliament debates a proposal for imposing criminal sanctions against offenders.

Monday, January 17, 2005

Oceana embarks from Los Angeles on its first transoceanic expedition

The expedition is headed by oceanographer Xavier Pastor, the organisation’s director in Europe.

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

The fishing grounds off the Iberian penninsula, the west of Ireland and the North Sea are those in the worst state

Norwegian lobster, hake and monkfish in Cantabrian and Galician waters and cod in the North Sea, the west of Ireland, the western Baltic and the eastern English Channel cannot withstand any more fishing pressure.

Monday, December 13, 2004

Orange roughy, bioluminescent fish and other deep-sea species are now a commercial target due to the scarcity of traditional fisheries

Proposals to catch almost 45,000 tonnes of deep-sea fish in 2005 have been made.

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Oceana calls upon the United Nations to eliminate subsidies to bottom trawling fleets

Ricardo Aguilar, Director of Projects and Research for the international marine organisation, is presenting Oceana’s proposals that subsidies should only be granted to artisanal and shallow-water fishing fleets.

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

The EU welcomes Oceana's proposals to put and end to the more than 20 million tonnes of waste oil generated bymaritime traffic

The European Parliament and the European Commission are trying to put an end to the impunity of illegal dumping of waste oil in the face of the Council of Transport Ministers’ reticence.

Thursday, January 8, 2004

Oceana scientists concerned about high contamination in aquaculture salmon

According to a report published today in “Science” magazine.