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Press Releases
August 19, 2013
The research catamaran of the international organisation for marine conservation, Oceana, is at this moment sailing in the Gulf of Genoa, where it is filming the ecosystems of the sea…
August 19, 2013
Important decision of the Spanish Government to protect mediterranean marine habitats
The new Ministerial Order, which establishes an Integral Fisheries Management Plan for the Mediterranean Sea, includes for the first time the protection of habitats of great importance in the Mediterranean…
June 28, 2013
Oceana demands the protection of mediterranean deep-sea corals
Nominated species include the tallest gorgonian in the Mediterranean and the longest-living ocean coral The 11th meeting of the Barcelona Convention on Protected Areas and Biodiversity will start next Monday…
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…
March 4, 2013
Oceana denounces before UNESCO the dumping of polluted waste from Maó
The dumping of the waste into the sea will affect fishing activity, human health, the quality of bathing water, and the conservation of marine ecosystems. Oceana sent today to the…
November 16, 2012
Internal report by the balearic regional government recommends enlargement of Cabrera National Park
The seabeds which attract most attention due to their extraordinary wealth are coralligenous seabeds, where illegal trawling is being performed. The authors of the report request that trawling activities move…
June 29, 2012
More than half of species in Cabrera National Park are not sufficiently protected
Oceana has warned that many species in the National Park are also present in neighbouring areas, where they are not protected, so it believes that its enlargement is necessary, as…
April 30, 2012
Oceana brings MedNET proposal to Albania
Oceana last week presented MedNet, a proposal for a network of 100 marine protected areas in the Mediterranean, to the scientific community at the International Conference on Marine and Coastal…
December 13, 2011
Hydrocarbons exploration in Italy threatens ecosystems in the Adriatic and the Strait of Sicily
Oceana is alarmed at recent developments in the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources along the Italian coastline that jeopardize the integrity of fragile marine ecosystems and the livelihood of coastal populations….