Expeditions
April 29, 2016
Oceana scientists and marine investigators undertake at-sea expeditions to document Baltic Sea habitats, species and fisheries. Divers and underwater robots (ROVs) help them gather evidence to support the protection of…
April 26, 2016
The Sound (Øresund/Öresund), located between Sweden and Denmark, forms (together with the Belts) a connection between the brackish Baltic Sea and the saltier North Sea. Protected areas in the Sound…
April 26, 2015
Malta Expedition 2015 from Oceana on Vimeo. The goal of Oceana in Europe’s 2015 expedition in Malta was to survey areas and identify new sites of community importance (SCIs)…
April 27, 2014
Canary Islands Expedition 2014
El Hierro is a small island (2682 km) whose waters boast highly diverse and valuable marine habitats and species. The island has a narrow shelf, which means that there is…
April 27, 2014
Balearic Seamounts Expedition 2014
This expedition aims to document and map a series of seamounts in the Mallorca Channel (Emile Baudot, Ausias March and Ses Olives) as well as the coralligenous reef called Fort…
April 27, 2013
Oceana’s 2013 Baltic expedition gathered biological data and information on fishing activities to support Oceana’s proposals on Marine Protected Areas and fisheries management in this sea. A small, portable underwater…
April 27, 2013
Oceana Ranger Expedition 2013: Emile Baudot Escarpment
Oceana’s expedition for 2013 was to the Emile Baudot escarpment, a large rocky wall to the south of the Balearic archipelago, of which nothing about its ecosystem had been previously…
April 27, 2012
Oceana is undertaking a six-week Baltic Sea expedition in 2012. The studied areas are defined based on government reactions to our marine protected areas proposals, suggestions from other NGOs and…
April 27, 2012
Oceana Ranger Expedition 2012: Exploring Ocean Depths
The 2012 Ranger expedition documented the deep areas of the Atlantic and Mediterranean using an underwater robot (ROV) will take video footage and high resolution photographs of the underwater flora, fauna…
April 28, 2011
Oceana Ranger Expedition 2011: Heading Toward Seamounts
This two-month expedition to the western Mediterranean and the Atlantic studied seamounts (underwater mountains) and canyons. These unique environments are rich in biodiversity, but are relatively unexplored due to their…
