Exploiting the most vulnerable resources
Exploiting the most vulnerable resources.EU deep-sea fisheries in the North-East Atlantic
Legacy: Marine Protected Areas
Oceana supports the protection of the sea surrounding Tagomago
Oceana stresses the need to implement appropriate monitoring and follow-up to ensure effective protection Oceana has shown its support for the protection of the waters surrounding Tagomago, Ibiza, making contributions to the proposal for a Plan of management of the resources natural (PORN) of the Town Hall of Santa Eulària des Riu to declare Tagomago … Read more
Five reasons why the Cabrera National Park should be expanded to 90,000 ha
It’s only been a few days since the Balearic Government agreed to take further steps in the process of enlarging the Cabrera National Park in the Balearic Islands, something that Oceana has been advocating for over the past several years. Any enlargement will of course be welcomed but to make a meaningful difference rather than … Read more
Oceana welcomes the approval of the enlargement of the Cabrera National Park (Balearic Islands)
The proposal would be entirely feasible by getting back the 5 million euros invested in 2011 and with the aid of monitoring technologies. Oceana welcomes the approval by the Government Council (Consell de Govern) on Friday to begin the process of enlarging the National Park of Cabrera, in the Balearic Islands. The proposed enlargement of … Read more
Oceana celebrates the protection of the Gorringe Bank
Since 2005, Oceana has been working to get the Gorringe Bank, one of the world’s most spectacular seamounts, protected. They will now be included within the network of protected sites in the Atlantic Oceana commends Portuguese Government for proposing the Gorringe Bank as a Site of Community Interest in accordance with EU legislation. This unique … Read more
Chondrichthyan observations with ROV in the Western Mediterranean and Southern Bay of Biscay
In 2006, 2007 and 2008, Oceana employed an ROV to complete bionomic seabed surveys in the Mediterranean Sea and Bay of Biscay, between 50 and 350 meters depth. Information on positions, depths and times of observations was recorded, providing new data on the geographic distribution and bathymetric range of chondrichthyans. Fourteen species were found: five … Read more
Distribution of Scyliorhinus canicula in the circalittoral seabeds of Cabrera National Park
The circalittoral seabeds of the Cabrera Archipelago National Park (Spain) and the surrounding areas are characterized by a combination of soft detritic bottoms scattered with coral or rock, which harbor a wide variety of Mediterranean flora and fauna, including several species of elasmobranchs. In 2007, Oceana carried out bionomic investigations to survey the seabeds in … Read more
Redescription and ecological characterisation of Artemisina transiens Topsent, 1890 collected by ROV techniques 120 years after original description
In July 2008, Oceana Europe organized a cruise in Galicia and Cantabrian waters with the aim of to investigate about ecological significant areas to the amplification on marine protected spaces network. Download “Redescription and ecological characterisation of Artemisina transiens Topsent, 1890 collected by ROV techniques 120 years after original description” (PDF)
Submarine topobathymetric relief map of the Alborán Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar
What the purpose of this map is and what it was made for?This relief Topobathymetric Map of the Alborán Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar is a product meant for scientific dissemination and teaching. It has been made taking advantage of the result of several studies carried out by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) … Read more
Distribution of Deep-Sea Laminarians around three spanish Marine Protected Areas
Most marine protected areas (MPAs) have been declared marine extensions of protected terrestrial ecosystems. Therefore, these protected sites are around or beside coastal or island marine reserves, natural parks, etc. That means that most of the protected seabeds are normally shallow coastal areas usually no deeper than the infralittoral zone. Deep-sea laminarians extend down to … Read more
