The Mediterranean Sea is one of the world’s most culturally important bodies of water and for centuries, it has been the home and primary source of food for millions of people. As a result of its location between Africa, Asia and Europe, it is a primary trade route. Within the coastal region, the people inhabiting … Read more
The Mediterranean Sea is one of the world’s most culturally important bodies of water and for centuries, it has been the home and primary source of food for millions of people. As a result of its location between Africa, Asia and Europe, it is a primary trade route. Within the coastal region, the people inhabiting … Read more
Oceana propose des mesures concrètes pour inverser cette situation dramatique des pêches de la Mare Nostrum, la mer la plus durement touchée en Europe. Oceana propose aujourd’hui une série de mesures pour répondre aux chiffres alarmants de la surpêche en mer Méditerranée, qui touche 88 des 97 stocks de poissons évalués. Le pourcentage de stocks … Read more
Oceana propone misure concrete per invertire questa drammatica tendenza nel Mare Nostrum, che, in Europa, risulta il maggiormente colpito dalla sovrapesca. Oceana ha proposto oggi una serie di misure per affrontare l’allarmante sovrapesca che sta avvenendo nel Mar Mediterraneao affliggendo 88 dei 97 stock valutati . La percentuale degli stock sovrapescati in questo mare è … Read more
A SUPERFÍCIE INTERDITA ÀS ARTES DE PESCA DESTRUTIVAS EM ÁGUAS PROFUNDAS QUADRUPLICA EM AREA O TAMANHO DA PENÍNSULA IBÉRICA A OCEANA PEDE QUE ESTA PROIBIÇÃO SEJA ESTENDIDA PARA O RESTO DAS PESQUERÍAS DE PORTUGAL E DA UE O Governo português proibiu por decreto de lei todas as artes de pesca de fundo –exceptuando o palangre, … Read more
Excessive impact on fauna: the illegal use of these nets involves the killing of thousands of cetaceans, turtles and sharks because this gear has a high by-catch rate. Illegality and fraud: the EU provided hundreds of thousands of Euros in subsidies for the dismantling and/or conversion of these fleets. However, in many cases, ship owners … Read more
Drift nets are made of nylon and they have a mesh size between 18 and 24 centimetres (although they can exceed 40 cm in some cases), a height of 35 meters and a length of up to 20 kms (the nets are comprised of panels that are attached to each other to reach the desired … Read more
Excessive impact on fauna: the illegal use of these nets involves the killing of thousands of cetaceans, turtles and sharks because this gear has a high by-catch rate. Illegality and fraud: the EU provided hundreds of thousands of Euros in subsidies for the dismantling and/or conversion of these fleets. However, in many cases, ship owners … Read more
Drift nets are made of nylon and they have a mesh size between 18 and 24 centimetres (although they can exceed 40 cm in some cases), a height of 35 meters and a length of up to 20 kms (the nets are comprised of panels that are attached to each other to reach the desired … Read more
Projects to search for offshore hydrocarbons have multiplied in recent years. However, the economic interest in exploiting these resources does not run in parallel with the knowledge of their ecological value, as the studies of environmental impact by oil companies show. All of the reports that Oceana has analysed contain serious deficiencies and in some … Read more
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