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Press Releases
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…
November 21, 2011
Oceana Applauds ICCAT Decision to Protect Vulnerable Silky Sharks
ISTANBUL – Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, applauded the 22nd Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas…
November 11, 2011
Oceana seeks protections for sharks and swordfish at ICCAT meeting at Turkey
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, is seeking protections for sharks and swordfish at the 22nd Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the…
November 10, 2011
Oceana’s protection proposal MedNet, presented to South Mediterranean countries
Oceana has been invited by the European Commission’s IMP-Med project to present its proposal for a MedNet network of Marine Protected Areas for the countries on the Mediterranean Sea’s southern…
November 4, 2011
The only existing images of the area in which the volcano has appeared were filmed by Oceana two years ago and they have been sent to scientists. Oceana has put…
November 4, 2011
Oceana applauds european protection of porbeagle sharks
Today, the European Union has officially extended measures to protect threatened porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus) from fishing. Noting the depleted conservation status of the species, the EU has recognised that…
