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Press Releases
June 19, 2013
Oceana embarks from Los Angeles on its first transoceanic expedition
A team of scientists, divers, photographers and video cameramen will be travelling on board the “Oceana Ranger” catamaran to document underwater life and the threats being posed to its survival.Oceana…
June 10, 2013
A giant protozoon that imitates a carnivorous sponge has been discovered
The new species was discovered on a seamount 30 miles off the Spanish coast.Oceana and the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) have discovered a new species: a unicellular…
March 5, 2013
Alexandra Cousteau will visit Cabrera to support the enlargement of the National Park
Oceana proposes multiplying by 10 the protected surface, including sensitive habitats and endangered species that lie beyond the park boundaries.Alexandra Cousteau, Jacques Cousteau’s granddaughter and an Oceana advisor, has travelled…
February 19, 2013
Oceana has published the results of the expedition which it launched in early January in the area where the Port Authority intends to dump the waste from the dredging of…
October 30, 2012
Oceana reports illegal trawling activities in southern Majorca
Oceana has asked the Spanish Government and the regional Balearic government to effectively protect the coralligenous and maërl seabeds near Cabrera.Oceana has warned the Spanish General Secretary for Fisheries, Carlos…
October 26, 2012
Oceana has recorded more than 100 hours of footage to protect Seco de los Olivos
The analysis of the information obtained will be completed in 2013, and will serve to protect the area by means of its inclusion in the Natura 2000 network.The Oceana Ranger…
October 19, 2012
Oceana finds never before seen species and litter in the Gorringe Seamounts
Deep-sea sharks, hydrocoral, glass sponges, and black coral, among the new findings in these seamounts. Oceana has documented the presence of litter and fishing gear in one of Europe’s major…
September 17, 2012
Oceana Ranger 2012 Expedition heads for the deep sea
Oceana scientists will finish documenting Chella Bank, a seamount off the Almería coast (Spain) that is part of LIFE+ INDEMARESToday Oceana launched its 2012 Ranger Expedition, “Exploring Ocean Depths”, which…
June 13, 2012
Oceana concludes second Baltic Sea Expedition
The expedition, which launched in April 2012, covered 4500 miles, carried out 112 ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) operations, 30 scuba dives and collected 41 samples and 20 CTD recordings.Findings will…
June 6, 2012
Oceana ambassador Alexandra Cousteau dives into Baltic Expedition
As part of her ongoing collaboration with Oceana, Alexandra Cousteau granddaughter of ocean legend Jacques Cousteau, recently joined the international marine conservation’s Baltic Expedition. Cousteau, an avid diver will for…
