Oceana has published the results of the expedition which it launched in early January in the area where the Port Authority intends to dump the waste from the dredging of Mahón harbour in Spanish Balearic Islands. Over three days, using a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV), high-resolution images were taken of the seabed in the area where … Read more
Oceana has asked the Spanish Government and the regional Balearic government to effectively protect the coralligenous and maërl seabeds near Cabrera. Oceana has warned the Spanish General Secretary for Fisheries, Carlos Domínguez, and the Councillor for Agriculture, the Environment, and the Territory in the Balearics, Gabriel Company, about the continued illegal trawling activities in the … Read more
The analysis of the information obtained will be completed in 2013, and will serve to protect the area by means of its inclusion in the Natura 2000 network. The Oceana Ranger has completed its 2012 Expedition, “Exploring ocean depths”, and documented, for the third year in a row, the Seco de los Olivos or Chella … Read more
Deep-sea sharks, hydrocoral, glass sponges, and black coral, among the new findings in these seamounts. Oceana has documented the presence of litter and fishing gear in one of Europe’s major seamounts, the Gorringe bank. The images were taken during an expedition with researchers from the University of Algarve, in which stunning algae forests and a … Read more
Oceana scientists will finish documenting Chella Bank, a seamount off the Almería coast (Spain) that is part of LIFE+ INDEMARES Today Oceana launched its 2012 Ranger Expedition, “Exploring Ocean Depths”, which will be almost entirely devoted to documenting Atlantic and Mediterranean seamounts. For the first time ever, the campaign will not include a team of … Read more
The expedition, which launched in April 2012, covered 4500 miles, carried out 112 ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) operations, 30 scuba dives and collected 41 samples and 20 CTD recordings. Findings will be used to trigger better conservation of the Baltic Sea ecosystems and improve the management of the human activities which threaten them. Effective fisheries … Read more
As part of her ongoing collaboration with Oceana, Alexandra Cousteau granddaughter of ocean legend Jacques Cousteau, recently joined the international marine conservation’s Baltic Expedition. Cousteau, an avid diver will for the first time ever, explore the brackish waters of the Baltic and collect data that will assist Oceana in conservation and fisheries management proposals. “I’ve … Read more
Oceana divers found a dozen bodies of grey seal juveniles earlier this week, on the seabed of Bogskär islet, south of the Åland Islands (Finland). The divers, who documented the finding with videos and photos, are part of an Oceana team on board the research vessel Hanse Explorer, currently on a two-month expedition in the … Read more
In this document Oceana reviews the current state of regional protection initiatives in the Mediterranean Basin and presents a varied proposal for the protection of marine areas which it considers essential for maintaining a balance in the Mediterranean Basin and achieving good environmental status. The objective of the aforementioned proposal is to contribute to the … Read more
Oceana identified over 100 different marine species on Gorringe seamount after completing a scientific expedition in the Portuguese Atlantic during recent weeks with support from the Foundation for the Third Millennium. Apart from important kelp forests, the international marine conservation organization documented deep-sea sponge fields, black coral forests, extensive oyster beds and over 100 different … Read more
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