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June 26, 2014
Every year, coinciding with the birthday of Linnaeus, the founder of modern taxonomy, the International Institute for Species Exploration at New York State University (IISE – SUNY) publishes a list…
June 26, 2014
Oceana reveals illegal driftnet fishing in Morocco
Morocco officially phased out driftnets in 2010 with funding from the EU and US Oceana today revealed that the illegal use of driftnets to capture swordfish has returned to Tangiers, Morocco….
February 4, 2014
Baltic Sea Expeditions highlight critical need for marine protected areas
Based on the findings of three expeditions, Oceana has proposed 13 areas of high ecological importance to become new marine protected areas in the Baltic Sea. Most of them host…
December 19, 2013
Oceana documents 350 species on the Gorringe Bank
The comprehensive collection of information is the result of over 60 hours of recording, filmed during 3 campaigns. Oceana scientists have identified more than 350 species on the Gorringe seamount, located…
December 17, 2013
Oceana films highly valuable coral forest for inclusion in the North Atlantic Protected Area
Since the beginning of June, Oceana’s research catamaran, the Ranger, has been carrying out a research campaign off the coast of Galicia, Spain, with the support of the Spanish Fundación…
December 17, 2013
Oceana documents the overfishing of bluefin tuna south of the Balearic Islands from the Marviva Med
Last week, a team of Oceana marine biologists on board the Marviva Med oceanographic vessel obtained images of a fleet of 25 vessels dedicated to the industrial bluefin tuna fishery,…
September 2, 2013
Oceana to send evidence of illegal fishing in Cabrera to the EU
Oceana has documented the presence of these protected habitats in areas devastated by illegal fishing gears around Cabrera (Balearic Islands)Oceana will send to the EU evidence found of illegal fishing…
August 29, 2013
Only 48 hours after the Oceana Ranger catamaran departed Valencia towards the Atlantic to begin its expedition in Galicia and the Cantabrian Sea, Oceana simultaneously begins a Mediterranean expedition in…
August 29, 2013
Oceana discovers a new mediterranean habitat in a area threatened by oil exploration
The European Commission has asked Spain what environmental safeguards will be put in place in response to Cairn’s exploration project, which ignored valuable marine ecosystems in its impact assessment.Oceana has…
August 28, 2013
Oceana reaches a kilometre deep at the Emile Baudot escarpment
Cabrera National Park will be the first in Spain to include an escarpment if Oceana’s proposed extension is accepted. Oceana has captured the first images in existence of the Emile…
