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Press Releases
January 13, 2011
Oceana applauds the inclusion of important marine areas in the Natura 2000 Network
Oceana applauds the recent addition of important marine areas to the European Natura 2000 Network. This important step towards correcting the precarious situation of European seas is a significant advance…
July 27, 2010
Oceana advocates for the creation of 80,000 marine protected hectares off Doñana
Oceana is proposing the creation of a new marine protected area in Andalusia that would extend the number of protected hectares off Doñana National Park and nearby waters from 4,000…
May 25, 2010
Oceana urges the Balearic Government to prohibit trawling on the continental shelf
Oceana urges the Balearic government to prohibit bottom trawling on the continental shelf or at less than 150 meters depth. The international marine conservation organisation sent island authorities a series…
May 6, 2010
Overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction are threatening European Seas
Oceana denounces the severe deterioration of Europe’s oceans and seas and calls for immediate measures to halt the collapse of fish resources, the destruction of marine habitats and the pollution…
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…
April 26, 2010
Enviromental NGOs urge Fisheries Ministers to expedite “new scenario fo ocean life”
Baiona, Spain –.The environmental organizations, Ecologistas en Acción, Greenpeace, Oceana, Seas At Risk and WWF present in Baiona (Spain) at the Ministerial gathering of 47 countries from the five continents[i] …
April 21, 2010
Spain loses seagrass prairies worth €60M every year
Oceana estimates that Spain loses seagrass prairies worth 60 million Euros every year due to trawling, the construction of ports and marinas, and dumping. The conservation organisation and the Banco…
April 17, 2010
Oceana: only an ecological reform of EU fishing policy would recover fish stocks and keep jobs
This week, the European Union is closing their public consultation for a reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) from 2012. Oceana is asking the European Commission to focus the…
March 23, 2010
Oceana urges the European Commission (EC) and Member States to prioritize creating a broad strategy to address both the exponential loss of marine species and habitats as well as mitigate…
