96% des stocks halieutiques gérés exclusivement par l’UE sont victimes de la surpêche. Oceana alerte le séminaire de haut niveau : si la surpêche n’est pas stoppée d’ici à 2020, nos pêcheries n’auront que deux issues envisageables: fermer ou disparaitre. Oceana exhorte l’Union Européenne à annoncer cette semaine à Catane (Italie) des propositions concrètes pour surmonter la … Read more
Oceana salue l’adoption par la CGPM de fermeture de pêche dans trois zones du détroit de Sicile C’est la première fois que les États Méditerranéens prennent une telle décision afin de garantir la reconstitution et la durabilité des stocks commerciaux Oceana applaudit la fermeture de la pêche au chalut de fond de trois zones d’alevinage … Read more
Oceana plaude la chiusura alla pesca di tre aree nello Stretto di Sicilia adottata dalla Commissione Generale per la Pesca in Mediterraneo Per la prima volta i paesi rivieraschi del Mediterraneo chiudono aree di pesca per garantire il recupero di stock commerciali e la sostenibilità della pesca Oceana plaude la chiusura della pesca a strascico … Read more
Oceana in Europe contributors provide the support that is essential to our campaigns to preserve and rebuild ocean life. Support comes from foundations, organizations and individuals in Europe and in the U.S. through cash donations and generous in-kind contributions of goods and services. Fundación Oceana (Spain) Click here to view Fundación Oceana’s 2020 audited financials Click … Read more
Hydrocarbon spills in the marine environment continue to be one of the major threats to ecosystems and the species that comprise them. They cause direct impacts that can last up to 100 years, and they bring about a bioaccumulation of pollutants in organisms. Spills on the high seas can affect cetaceans, turtles and birds as … Read more
Sharks throughout the world’s oceans are subjected to high catch levels in fisheries, as both targeted and incidental catches. Globally, scientists have noted that three-quarters of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays have an increased risk of extinction as a result of overfishing. Sharks are caught in conjunction with many ICCAT fisheries, including by some longline … Read more
The serious effects of climate change on our planet, ecosystems and populations make this one a particularly important moment: it is the end of fossil fuel and the beginning of a new era of renewable energies. Renewable energies play an important role to mitigate the effects of climate change which is endorsed by the international development … Read more
Marine life and ocean ecosystems are threatened by renewed interest in oil drilling in the ocean spurred by a period of high gasoline prices. Expanded offshore drilling increases the risk of oil contamination to wildlife and communities, and contributes to economic losses and climate change. The risks are especially serious in the Arctic, a unique … Read more
Since the Industrial Revolution, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been increasing, this has been closely followed by an increase in global temperatures. Global warming is an increase in the Earth’s temperature caused by an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases make up the blanket surrounding the planet … Read more
The deep-sea starts at 200 m below the surface, where sunlight does not penetrate – but where fisheries still operate, reaching down to more than 1500 m. Most deep-sea fisheries in the North-East Atlantic sprang up in the second half of the 20th century, after the decline of traditional continental shelf stocks, and with the aid … Read more
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