MEDIA ADVISORY Fisheries Council: threat of collapse hangs over fisheries reform WHAT? EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council WHEN? Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 May WHERE? Brussels, Belgium Fisheries ministers will meet in Brussels next Monday and Tuesday to revise their position on the reform of EU fishing rules. NGOs warn that the reluctance of some … Read more
Après la visite de l’île par Jacques Cousteau en 1977, sa petite-fille se joint à une équipe de plongeurs d’Oceana pour recueillir de nouvelles images de Cabrera. Oceana propose de multiplier la surface protégée par 10, et d’inclure ainsi les habitats sensibles et les espèces menacées qui sont actuellement exclus des limites du parc Alexandra … Read more
The 2012 Ranger expedition will document the deep areas of the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Our underwater robot (ROV) will take video footage and high resolution photographs of the underwater flora, fauna and habitats. The on board team will make initial recordings and in the next few months Oceana scientists will identify and describe recorded species … Read more
Septembre 2012 marquera la fin du délai maximum de 6 ans au bout duquel les États membres Européens ont obligation de déclarer des aires marines protégées dans le réseau Natura 2000. Oceana est préoccupé par le retard des Etats de l’UE du bassin Méditerranéen pour protéger et soumettre leurs plans de gestion pour les Aires … Read more
Oceana launches expeditions to document the existence of habitats and species requiring protection. With this first-hand information, we make specific conservation proposals which we promote before politicians and social agents so that they can be implemented. In addition, Oceana is a partner in Spain of the LIFE+ INDEMARES project, whose aim is to document areas … Read more
What is the Habitats Directive? It is the European directive concerning conservation of the environment, which all Member States must follow through adequate protection and management of the habitats and species of community interest (namely, threatened, vulnerable, rare, and endemic habits and species). What is a SCI? A SCI (Site of Community Importance) is a … Read more
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 areas of ecological interest and information on illegal fishing. Upon conclusion of the expeditions, Oceana publishes reports and GIS maps that include all relevant findings. … Read more
Alors que 1,3 million de tonnes de poissons sont jetées à la mer chaque année, la proposition européenne d’interdiction des rejets ignore 95% des espèces commercialement exploitées Lundi prochain, les ministres de la pêche des 27 Etats membre se réuniront à Bruxelles pour discuter dans le cadre de la réforme de la Politique Commune de … Read more
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