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June 27, 2013
The Coiba National Park, declared a world heritage site by UNESCO
During the stopover of the Ranger catamaran at Cocos Island (Costa Rica) and Coiba (Panama), Oceana divers worked alongside the MarViva Foundation in this natural reserve. The Coiba National Park…
June 27, 2013
Former OAS chief joins Oceana Board
WASHINGTON _ Former Colombian President César Gaviria, whose 10-year leadership of the Organization of American States (OAS) revitalized that hemispheric institution, today joined the fight for healthy seas around the…
June 27, 2013
Antonio Banderas lends his voice to Oceana
“Hi, I’m Antonio Banderas. I’m not going to talk to you about my latest film today, but one of my other passions: the sea. I’m from Malaga, so I feel…
June 27, 2013
The international organisation for the defence of the seas has called for the urgent declaration of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands as a trawler-free zone. Nine thousand miles…
June 18, 2013
Environmental NGOS: Call for action to restore threatened Baltic Sea
Governmental representatives will today review the current targets and discuss the future of the Baltic Sea in Helsinki, Finland. In a call for action, the NGOs Coalition Clean Baltic, FISH,…
June 17, 2013
Pressure from 12,000 trawlers endangers the future of the fish industry in Europe
Oceana believes that Spain should change its fishing policy to justify its recent appointment as the headquarters of the Community Fisheries Control Agency.The decision of the European Union to establish…
June 10, 2013
A giant protozoon that imitates a carnivorous sponge has been discovered
The new species was discovered on a seamount 30 miles off the Spanish coast.Oceana and the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) have discovered a new species: a unicellular…
June 7, 2013
World Oceans Day: Conservation efforts largely ignore threatened and fragile deep sea
Today, on World Oceans Day, Oceana urges the prioritization of scientific research into overlooked and fragile deep sea areas. Despite a massive gap in knowledge of deep sea areas, destructive…
June 4, 2013
Consumers unaware of endangered shark liver oil in cosmetics
If asked, “would you spread liver oil from threatened deep-sea sharks on your face?” most people would probably answer “no” – yet many European consumers may do so unwittingly, because…
May 31, 2013
Unilever ends the use of shark products in its cosmetics
Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, is engaged in a campaign to end of the use of shark liver oil, known as squalene, in cosmetics products. Europe is a major…
