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June 25, 2015
Cientistas do CCMAR (Universidade do Algarve) e da Oceana descobriram uma grande quantidade de resíduos no canhão de São Vicente, situado no sudoeste de Portugal. Num artigo científico[i], os autores…
June 25, 2015
A scientific study highlights the increase in marine litter in the south west of Portugal
Scientists from CCMAR (University of the Algarve) and Oceana have found an abundance of litter in the São Vicente submarine canyon, located in the south west of Portugal. The article[i]…
June 24, 2015
Oceana: State of Europe’s seas goes from bad to worse
According to the first State of Europe’s Seas report, published today by the European Environment Agency, our seas are neither healthy nor clean, and although they are productive at present,…
June 23, 2015
Elsa Pataky on board the ‘Oceana Ranger’
Elsa Pataky and her husband, Chris Hemsworth, spent a day with an ongoing expedition currently being carried out by Oceana to document previously unexplored the depths off the Maltese coast….
June 12, 2015
Oceana denounces Denmark for blocking conservation of threatened Baltic species
Baltic Sea states failed to agree on a key recommendation on the conservation of species that are threatened with extinction, at a HELCOM Heads of Delegation meeting that closed yesterday…
June 5, 2015
Oceana launches expedition into unknown maltese depths
Oceana launches a two-month expedition to survey deep sea areas and underwater caves in Malta. The at-sea campaign, included within the LIFE Ba?AR for N2K project, will garner documentation on…
June 3, 2015
Oceana: Overfishing main driver of extinction risk for European marine fishes
Sharks, commercial deep-sea species, groupers, and halibut among most threatened fishesOverfishing is the major threat to fish species in European seas, according to the European Red List of Marine Fishes…
May 29, 2015
States agree first ever fisheries management in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea
Milan – Today the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Sea (GFCM) closes the doors on its annual meeting. For the first time in its 60 year history, the Commission,…
May 28, 2015
“Jurassic Park of sponges” discovered in the Mediterranean Sea
Spanish researchers have published[i] in PLoS ONE the discovery of a ‘rock’ sponge reef unique in the world. The structure, of which its kind was thought to have been extinct…
May 25, 2015
Oceana and over 50 scientists urge Mediterranean States to establish a management plan for demersal fisheries in the Strait of Sicily based on the best available scientific advice to ensure…
