Media Contact
commseu@oceana.org
or call us at +34 687 598 529, +32 478.038.490 or +34 682.622.245
Press Releases
May 4, 2021
Oceana proposes fisheries management revamp for Cabrera post-expansion
To mark the 30th anniversary in April of the designation of Cabrera national park in the Balearic islands, Oceana is presenting a proposal for better fisheries management of the enlarged…
February 1, 2019
Spain to create second-largest marine national park in the Mediterranean, south of Mallorca
Spain is set to announce today it will create the second-largest marine national park in the Mediterranean[i], making the area of Cabrera National Park nine times larger and taking the total…
June 7, 2017
Spanish capital goes blue for World Oceans Day
Iconic building in Madrid illuminated to mark international day Oceana first to ever project images on Spanish parliament’s facadeSpain’s parliament will screen for the first time underwater videos from Oceana’s…
September 19, 2016
1400 km2 in the Balearic Islands protected from destructive fishing
Oceana welcomes the creation of fishing protected areas in the Menorca Channel, and the modest expansion of another area to the east of Cabrera Archipelago National Park. These areas will…
June 30, 2016
Oceana launches a new interactive display for El Hierro seabeds
Oceana has collected hundreds of photos, videos and maps of its expedition in El Hierro waters to promote the creation of Spain’s first-ever marine National Park. Oceana has launched a…
April 29, 2016
Oceana joins in the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Cabrera Archipelago Maritime-Terrestrial National Park by releasing a video showing the extraordinary marine wealth of the national park and…
September 4, 2015
Oceana discovers new areas of coral on the seamounts of the Balearic Islands
The international marine conservation organization has also documented a great biological wealth in the funds of Sa Dragonera, which should be keptThe international organization of Oceana marine conservation has published…
August 7, 2015
Oceana welcomes the approval of the enlargement of the Cabrera National Park (Balearic Islands)
The proposal would be entirely feasible by getting back the 5 million euros invested in 2011 and with the aid of monitoring technologies. Oceana welcomes the approval by the Government…
September 15, 2014
Oceana launches expedition to El Hierro island and the Atlantic seamounts
The government projects that El Hierro will be made into the first marine national park in Spain Today, Oceana launched an expedition with the support of Biodiversity Foundation to document…
August 14, 2014
Oceana’s latest expedition confirms the need for expanded marine protected areas in the Balearics
Marine Protected Areas will forever help to defend the islands from the threat of oil-drilling Oceana has acquired new underwater images that support the need for the expansion of protected…
