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Press Releases
December 9, 2010
Belize bans bottom trawling in exclusive economic zone
All forms of trawling in Belize have been banned in the country’s waters including its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) when Fisheries Minister Rene Montero signed the Statutory Instrument effecting this…
November 30, 2010
Oceana to the United Nations: Protect the Balearic seamounts
New report details proposal based on four years of undersea research in the Mallorca channel. Oceana has submitted a proposal to protect the main seamounts in the Mallorca channel (known…
November 27, 2010
As the 17th Special Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) closed today in Paris, France, Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization called…
November 22, 2010
New Oceana report estimates more than 1.3 million migratory sharks caught in Atlantic ocean
Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, released a new report today (EN, FR) that estimates that more than 1.3 million highly migratory sharks were caught in the Atlantic…
November 19, 2010
Oceana presents an opening statement with a list of measures in order to restore the stocks of bluefin tuna, sharks and Mediterranean swordfish.The international marine conservation organization Oceana urges the…
November 11, 2010
Oceana calls for protection of ocean’s top predators at upcoming international fisheries meeting
Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, is calling for the protection of the ocean’s top predators at the 17th Special Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation…
October 25, 2010
Oceana urges EU to make strong lead at ICCAT to ensure the future of endangered species
In light of tomorrow’s EU Council of Fisheries Ministers meeting, Oceana strongly urges increased protection for endangered bluefin tuna, swordfish and sharks, and reminds the EU of its commitment to…
August 19, 2010
The international marine conservation organization’s research catamaran, the Oceana Ranger, in collaboration with Fundación Biodiversidad, has just finished an expedition in Palma de Mallorca. The odyssey lasted almost three months,…
July 27, 2010
Oceana advocates for the creation of 80,000 marine protected hectares off Doñana
Oceana is proposing the creation of a new marine protected area in Andalusia that would extend the number of protected hectares off Doñana National Park and nearby waters from 4,000…
July 22, 2010
Oil spill devastating for sea turtles and Gulf of Mexico ecosystem
Oceana, the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation, released a new report today entitled Why Healthy Oceans Need Sea Turtles: The Importance of Sea Turtles to Marine Ecosystems….
