Thursday, August 25, 2005
Oceana observers embark on the spanish longliner fleet in the Mediterranean
This is the first case of collaboration between a government research organisation, the fishing sector and a marine protection NGO.
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This is the first case of collaboration between a government research organisation, the fishing sector and a marine protection NGO.
Since it set sail from Majorca at the beginning of July, the Oceana Ranger has been patrolling Italian seas and ports to detect and denounce illegal driftnetting activities.
Some 15,000 cetaceans could die every year through the use of this fishing gear.
The Oceana Expedition has recently been filming and taking photographs of this important ecosystem in the Pacific Meso-American Biological Corridor in order to promote its protection to the highest possible level.
César Gaviria To Help Leading International Ocean Conservation Group.
After six months travelling across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The actor has recorded several public service announcements in his studio in Los Angeles as well as narrating Oceana’s project on sea turtles.