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Press Releases
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,…
August 9, 2010
Oceana Launches Gulf of Mexico Expedition to Study the Impact of the Spill in the Florida Keys
Oceana today kicked off the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Expedition studying the Florida Keys, a habitat affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Oceana Latitude – the 53…
July 20, 2010
Oceana launches expedition to assess long-term effects of Gulf of Mexico disaster
Oceanographers Xavier Pastor and Mike Hirshfield will lead a team of scientists supported by a high-definition underwater robot (ROV) and specialised divers.Oceana announces the launch of its 2010 Gulf of…
July 19, 2010
Deep-sea coral reefs have already disappeared from most of the Mediterranean.Oceana has discovered large colonies of white coral and a wealth of associated fauna in Spanish waters of the Alboran…
June 15, 2010
The Oceana Ranger begins its 2010 expedition in the Western Mediterranean
The Oceana Ranger research catamaran begins its 2010 Expedition today. In collaboration with Fundación Biodiversidad, Oceana’s boat will sail throughout the Western Mediterranean to study some of the most interesting…
May 6, 2010
Oceana and Marviva presented a report today in Palma de Mallorca with preliminary results of the larval samplings taken in 2008 on board the Marviva Med oceanographic research vessel. The…
May 3, 2010
Oceana sails to the Canary Islands to study the seabed and propose the creation of protected areas
The Oceana Ranger research vessel sets sail today from the port of Sagunto (Valencia) to study the seabeds of the Canary Islands and gather information to propose designation of new…
May 1, 2010
Oceana finds a dozen species in the Canary islands not previously known to live in these waters
Oceana has found around a dozen species in the Canary Islands whose existence in the archipelago was unknown until now. Glass and rock sponges, ball, white and black coral, and…
May 1, 2010
Oceana captures the first images of the Sahara seamounts in the Atlantic
Oceana has images of the Sahara seamounts, the southernmost seamounts in Spain, for the first time. These seamounts have never previously been filmed and information about them is still scarce….
July 7, 2008
Oceana discovers deep-sea white coral in the Gulf of Biscay
Almost 50% of these long-living ecosystems have disappeared from European waters. Some coral formations date back more than 8,000 years.The Oceana Ranger research vessel has discovered deep-sea white coral in…
