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May 18, 2012
Oceana divers document juvenile seal mortality in Finland
Oceana divers found a dozen bodies of grey seal juveniles earlier this week, on the seabed of Bogskär islet, south of the Åland Islands (Finland). The divers, who documented the…
August 18, 2011
Oceana identified over 100 different marine species on Gorringe seamount after completing a scientific expedition in the Portuguese Atlantic during recent weeks with support from the Foundation for the Third…
July 14, 2011
Oceana discovers large coral reef in the Mediterranean
Oceana discovered a deep-sea, white coral reef in the Alboran sea (Western Mediterranean) during the Oceana Ranger’s 2011 expedition. The international marine conservation organization estimates that the reef’s surface area…
June 28, 2011
Oceana discovers carnivorous sponge, prompting the protection of five areas in the Mediterranean
The discovery was published in the international journal Zootaxa along with the scientific discoveries of German and Italian universities.Oceana scientists, the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany) and Le Marche-Ancona University (Italy)…
June 22, 2011
Oceana Ranger sets sail to the seamounts and underwater canyons of the Mediterranean and Atlantic
The two-month expedition will cover various countries and include work for the LIFE+ INDEMARES European project.Today, Oceana launched its 2011 Expedition with the departure of the Oceana Ranger research catamaran…
June 7, 2011
Oceana concludes expedition to document biodiversity and fisheries in the Baltic
Compiled data will be analyzed and used to present proposals for the creation of an effective network of Marine Protected Areas.Oceana concluded one of its most comprehensive expeditions to date…
October 14, 2010
Oceana concludes its first expedition to the Gulf of Mexico
After sailing through more than 4,000, during this campaign the international organization has conducted studies such as: shark tagging, plankton surveys, contaminated sediments sampling and marine and seabed documentation.Oceana has…
September 15, 2010
An Oceana robot films the seamounts of the Gulf of Mexico in waters contaminated by the oil spill
Last week, a team of scientists from the international marine conservation organization carried out various dives with a robot (ROV) above the Alabama Alps from onboard the Oceana Latitude. This…
September 8, 2010
Oceana deploys a pioneer system to detect microscopic particles of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Oceana, an international marine conservation organization, has placed a series of stations for measuring toxic hydrocarbon pollution around the BP Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. This pioneering project…
August 24, 2010
Celebrities join Oceana to announce findings and plans from Gulf of Mexico research expedition
Gulfport, Mississippi, August 24, 2010 – Oceana, celebrity activists and corporate partner Nautica, will meet in Mississippi, today to provide an update on the first legs of its two-month research…
