Gulfport, Mississippi, August 24, 2010 – Oceana, celebrity activists and corporate partner Nautica, will meet in Mississippi, today to provide an update on the first legs of its two-month research expedition in the Gulf of Mexico and discuss its upcoming deepwater oil exploration efforts near the Deepwater Horizon wellhead. Oceana will report on its efforts … Read more
The international marine conservation organization’s research catamaran, the Oceana Ranger, in collaboration with Fundación Biodiversidad, has just finished an expedition in Palma de Mallorca. The odyssey lasted almost three months, of which the last two weeks were spent in the Balearic Islands. Oceana has discovered many of the most threatened ecosystems of the Mediterranean among … Read more
Oceana today kicked off the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Expedition studying the Florida Keys, a habitat affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Oceana Latitude – the 53 meter long vessel chartered by the international marine conservation organization – set sail from Fort Lauderdale (Florida) with scientists, professional divers and a submarine robot … Read more
Well we are all set – the crew is ready to go, we have all the equipment we need and we are counting down the days until we set sail on August 8. We’ll be sailing the chartered Oceana Latitude, a 170 foot vessel capable of sailing in both shallow and deep waters, and adapted … Read more
Oceanographers Xavier Pastor and Mike Hirshfield will lead a team of scientists supported by a high-definition underwater robot (ROV) and specialised divers. Oceana announces the launch of its 2010 Gulf of Mexico Expedition that will include a team of scientists from both sides of the Atlantic with experience in the most serious oil spills of … Read more
Deep-sea coral reefs have already disappeared from most of the Mediterranean. Oceana has discovered large colonies of white coral and a wealth of associated fauna in Spanish waters of the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean), with greater abundance at depths between 300 and 500 meters. The finding took place during the 2010 expedition of the research … Read more
The Oceana Ranger research catamaran begins its 2010 Expedition today. In collaboration with Fundación Biodiversidad, Oceana’s boat will sail throughout the Western Mediterranean to study some of the most interesting seamounts and to work on drafting conservation proposals. In addition, the pH of these waters will be tested for the first time to calculate the … Read more
Name: Ranger Official Number: 921593 MMSI: 235116965 Call Sign: 2JLQ9 Flag: United Kingdom (UK) Port: Falmouth Gross Tonnage: 43,80 Type of boat: Aluminium Catamaran designed by Lock Crowthers, built in 1986 in Oregon. It is one of the largest doublemasted catamarans in the world. Dimensions: Length: 71 feet (21,64 meters) Breadth 32 feet (9,63 meters) … Read more
Oceana and Marviva presented a report today in Palma de Mallorca with preliminary results of the larval samplings taken in 2008 on board the Marviva Med oceanographic research vessel. The study was undertaken to obtain new data about Mediterranean spawning areas of bluefin tuna, and other large pelagic species such as swordfish, and to propose … Read more
The Oceana Ranger research vessel sets sail today from the port of Sagunto (Valencia) to study the seabeds of the Canary Islands and gather information to propose designation of new marine protected areas. The objective of the expedition is to contribute information to help Spain protect 10% of its marine environment by 2012, as required … Read more
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