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February 1, 2019
Spain to create second-largest marine national park in the Mediterranean, south of Mallorca
Spain is set to announce today it will create the second-largest marine national park in the Mediterranean[i], making the area of Cabrera National Park nine times larger and taking the total…
May 11, 2017
Researchers find underwater forest of critically endangered bamboo coral in the Balearic Islands
The forest was discovered at a depth of 400 meters between Mallorca and Ibiza, an area Oceana has campaigned to protectScientists from Oceana, the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, and the…
September 19, 2016
1400 km2 in the Balearic Islands protected from destructive fishing
Oceana welcomes the creation of fishing protected areas in the Menorca Channel, and the modest expansion of another area to the east of Cabrera Archipelago National Park. These areas will…
September 4, 2015
Oceana discovers new areas of coral on the seamounts of the Balearic Islands
The international marine conservation organization has also documented a great biological wealth in the funds of Sa Dragonera, which should be keptThe international organization of Oceana marine conservation has published…
August 7, 2015
Oceana welcomes the approval of the enlargement of the Cabrera National Park (Balearic Islands)
The proposal would be entirely feasible by getting back the 5 million euros invested in 2011 and with the aid of monitoring technologies. Oceana welcomes the approval by the Government…
January 30, 2015
The number of fishermen has decreased by 86% and formerly abundant species have disappeared due to overfishingOceana estimates that the actual catches from fisheries in the Balearic Islands for the…
September 10, 2014
Oceana calls for the immediate closure of the Cabrera refuge until a system of wastewater treatment is put in place in order to purify wastewater, and to ensure that there…
August 14, 2014
Oceana’s latest expedition confirms the need for expanded marine protected areas in the Balearics
Marine Protected Areas will forever help to defend the islands from the threat of oil-drilling Oceana has acquired new underwater images that support the need for the expansion of protected…
August 6, 2014
Oceana launches an expedition to Cabrera and the Balearic seamounts
This morning, Oceana launched an expedition to document three seamounts that lie between the islands of Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera, as well as the Fort d’en Moreu which is a…
June 26, 2014
Oceana applauds protection of 40,000 hectares in Cabrera and the Balearic Islands
Oceana applauds yesterday’s decision by Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, to protect the Émile Baudot and Ausiàs March seamounts as well as the Fort d’en Moreu coral reef….
