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Press Releases
March 4, 2013
Oceana denounces before UNESCO the dumping of polluted waste from Maó
The dumping of the waste into the sea will affect fishing activity, human health, the quality of bathing water, and the conservation of marine ecosystems. Oceana sent today to the…
January 31, 2013
Portugal to nominate Gorringe Bank as new marine protected area
At 5000 m high, the Gorringe seamounts, located in the Atlantic, 300 km off the Portuguese shore, are on their way to becoming a new Marine Protected Area, following their…
January 16, 2013
Oceana has warned about the breach of practically all the obligations assigned to the Board by the National Parks Act and its own regulations.The maritime conservation organisation Oceana has described…
December 21, 2012
Five million euros targeted for Cabrera National Park diverted by Balearic Government each year
Oceana claims that although approximately five million euros are transferred each year from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment to the Balearic authorities for the conservation of…
December 4, 2012
Oceana celebrates Finnish Sea trout fishing ban
Oceana welcomes last Friday’s decision by the authorities of Uusimaa and the Southeast Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment to ban wild sea trout fisheries in the…
November 30, 2012
EU Fisheries ministers increase quotas for vulnerable species
Yesterday, the European Council agreed on the 2013 and 2014 TACs and quotas for deep-sea species. Oceana is deeply disappointed in the Fisheries Council agreement to increase TACs for many…
November 29, 2012
Oceana demands temporary ban of fishing for threatened sea trout stocks in the Baltic
According to recent electrofishing surveys by the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, the status of sea trout is critically endangered and very few juveniles were found in the Gulf…
November 22, 2012
EU closes shark fisheries loopholes, goes “fins attached”
Oceana applauds the European Parliament for voting today in favour of a strict ban on shark finning, which will require all sharks caught in EU waters, and by EU vessels…
November 21, 2012
European Parliament to adopt a management plan for salmon in the Baltic Sea
On November 22nd, the European Parliament will vote to adopt a multiannual plan for salmon in the Baltic Sea. This species has suffered years of mismanagement through sporadic measures such…
November 19, 2012
ICCAT’s baffling contradiction: precaution on bluefin, abandonment of sharks
Agadir (Morocco) – As the annual ICCAT Meeting closes its doors today, Oceana, an official observer at the meeting, welcomes the steps taken for Eastern bluefin tuna management in 2013,…
