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Press Releases
April 30, 2013
Oceana joins forces with several NGOs to revive Baltic Sea fisheries
This week, the future of Baltic Sea fish stocks is being discussed at the Baltfish and HELCOM meetings in Tallinn, Estonia. Representatives and stakeholders from the region are gathered to…
April 23, 2013
National Geographic recommends enlarging Spain’s Cabrera National Park
Enric Sala, explorer-in-residence at National Geographic, has publicly expressed his support for the enlargement of the Cabrera National Park, based on the boundaries proposed by Oceana to José Ramón Bauzá….
April 17, 2013
Oceana welcomes EU Parliament adoption of Skagerrak discard ban
Yesterday an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament voted for a gradual ban on the discarding of unwanted fish in the Skagerrak. Oceana welcomes this bold step towards ending the…
April 15, 2013
Oceana calls on Bauzá to launch discussions on the enlargement of Cabrera
Five trawlers working on banned seabeds are the only opposition in the fishing sector to the enlargement of the national park. Oceana has requested, by means of a letter sent…
April 9, 2013
’Race for the Baltic’ campaign shines spotlight on damaged sea
‘Race for the Baltic’, a campaign calling for urgent action to save the Baltic Sea launched today. The campaign, which brings together a coalition of NGOs, businesses, concerned citizens and…
April 4, 2013
Oceana joins Cabrera National Park board of trustees
Amigos de la Tierra, Ecologistas en Acción, Greenpeace, SEO/Birdlife and WWF Spain have unanimously designated Oceana as the representative of Spanish conservationist organisations on the Board of Trustees of the…
March 22, 2013
Oceana proposes to increase protected marine surface of Baltic Sea to 20%
All proposed areas include vulnerable, threatened or declining species or communities which need immediate protection. Oceana is proposing new marine protected areas (MPAs) in order to enhance the status of…
March 19, 2013
Oceana creates an interactive 3D tool to plunge into the Ibiza Channel
The project, in collaboration with Fundación Biodiversidad, includes its description, cartography, virtual flight, and archiving in Google Earth. Oceana has created a 3D interactive tool with photographs and videos of…
March 8, 2013
The Member States of the Helsinki Convention on the protection of the Baltic Sea Marine Environment gathered at the 34th Meeting of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) in Finland, on 5…
March 5, 2013
Alexandra Cousteau will visit Cabrera to support the enlargement of the National Park
Oceana proposes multiplying by 10 the protected surface, including sensitive habitats and endangered species that lie beyond the park boundaries.Alexandra Cousteau, Jacques Cousteau’s granddaughter and an Oceana advisor, has travelled…
