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Press Releases
May 31, 2012
Oceana strongly asserts that a dedicated approach by authorities must be used to end illegal fishing activities in the Baltic, and to strengthen and enforce regulations in Marine Protected Areas….
May 16, 2012
Oceana selects Klints bank and east of Gotland as a location for offshore protected area
Swedish government urged to protect vital species and ecosystems.Oceana has identified Klints Bank and the area East of Gotland as one of the locations in need to protection. As part…
April 30, 2012
Oceana brings MedNET proposal to Albania
Oceana last week presented MedNet, a proposal for a network of 100 marine protected areas in the Mediterranean, to the scientific community at the International Conference on Marine and Coastal…
April 27, 2012
Oceana, the largest international marine conservation organization, and the city of Helsingborg, Sweden, joined forces in order to enhance the protection of the sensitive benthic habitats in the northern part…
March 22, 2012
Oceana blasts Danish government approval of destructive mussel dredging in marine protected area
Oceana is deeply disturbed by this decision, which is a clear step in the wrong direction for a government that has prided itself on its efforts to support sustainability. Mussel…
February 10, 2012
Oceana: Shameful European inaction on shark protection
Oceana deplores the failure of the European Union to take a decision on the protection of threatened sharks and rays in the Mediterranean, at the biennial meeting of the Barcelona…
February 8, 2012
European Union failing threatened mediterranean sharks
Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, denounces the European Commission for blocking efforts to protect threatened and endangered sharks and rays in the Mediterranean Sea, under the Barcelona Convention. The…
December 14, 2011
Oceana proposes nine new marine protected areas in the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is in a critical state and in serious need of protection. Today Oceana, the largest international marine conservation organisation, published a report on biodiversity and marine habitats,…
December 13, 2011
Hydrocarbons exploration in Italy threatens ecosystems in the Adriatic and the Strait of Sicily
Oceana is alarmed at recent developments in the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources along the Italian coastline that jeopardize the integrity of fragile marine ecosystems and the livelihood of coastal populations….
November 21, 2011
Oceana: European Commission proposes to rectify ineffective shark finning law
Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, commends the European Commission on its proposal, released today, to amend the EU ban on shark finning by requiring all sharks to be landed…
