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Press Releases
August 20, 2013
Oceana discovers a “forest” of corals and sea fan in Andalusia
Dolphins, pilot whales and sea turtles are frequent visitors to this important marine area of immense ecological value for which Oceana requests protectionDuring the past weeks, the specialists aboard the…
August 20, 2013
The international marine research and conservation organization, Oceana, is dissatisfied by the lack of any catch limit or management plan for the porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) in Council Regulation (EC)…
August 20, 2013
Shark trade limits endorsed by European Union
Brussels: The Shark Alliance is applauding today’s decision by European Union Member States to support Germany’s proposals to provide protection for spiny dogfish sharks (Squalus acanthias) and porbeagle sharks (Lamna…
August 19, 2013
The research catamaran of the international organisation for marine conservation, Oceana, is at this moment sailing in the Gulf of Genoa, where it is filming the ecosystems of the sea…
August 19, 2013
The federations of Fishermen’s Associations of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country have written to the Ministry of Agriculture demanding the abolition of bottom trawling in the 12 miles…
August 19, 2013
Important decision of the Spanish Government to protect mediterranean marine habitats
The new Ministerial Order, which establishes an Integral Fisheries Management Plan for the Mediterranean Sea, includes for the first time the protection of habitats of great importance in the Mediterranean…
August 12, 2013
Oceana to study unknown Emile Baudot escarpment in the Balearic Islands
Today marks the launch of Oceana’s 2013 Mediterranean Expedition, which is bound for the Emile Baudot escarpment, a large rocky wall to the south of the Balearic archipelago, of which…
July 17, 2013
Spanish Government to prohibit trawling in Cabrera and the underwater mountains of Mallorca
For seven years, Oceana has fought for the protection of these beds, which host threatened habitats that are essential for fishing.The Spanish Secretary for Fishing Affairs of the Ministry for…
July 5, 2013
EU shark finning ban comes into effect
As of tomorrow, all sharks caught in European waters or by European vessels will have to be landed with their fins still naturally attached. Celebrating the arrival of the long-awaited,…
June 28, 2013
Oceana demands the protection of mediterranean deep-sea corals
Nominated species include the tallest gorgonian in the Mediterranean and the longest-living ocean coral The 11th meeting of the Barcelona Convention on Protected Areas and Biodiversity will start next Monday…
