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Press Releases
June 24, 2015
Oceana: State of Europe’s seas goes from bad to worse
According to the first State of Europe’s Seas report, published today by the European Environment Agency, our seas are neither healthy nor clean, and although they are productive at present,…
June 23, 2015
Elsa Pataky on board the ‘Oceana Ranger’
Elsa Pataky and her husband, Chris Hemsworth, spent a day with an ongoing expedition currently being carried out by Oceana to document previously unexplored the depths off the Maltese coast….
May 8, 2015
Oceana calls for urgent measures to halt marine biodiversity loss in protected areas
Oceana warns that even though fishing within Natura 2000 marine areas is a major threat to protected species and habitats, most of these sites lack measures to regulate it. Campaigners…
April 14, 2015
Denmark’s proposal for protecting vulnerable marine habitats lacks ambition
The government’s proposal is intended to protect specific soft-bottom habitats in the Kattegat, of which some are red-listed. In a joint statement, the four conservation organisations stress that larger areas…
February 19, 2015
Oceana launches an online display to promote the creation of a marine national park in El Hierro
Oceana presents a spectacular display of photographs and video from the area to the south of El Hierro to support the initiative to create what would be the first fully…
August 6, 2014
Oceana launches an expedition to Cabrera and the Balearic seamounts
This morning, Oceana launched an expedition to document three seamounts that lie between the islands of Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera, as well as the Fort d’en Moreu which is a…
June 26, 2014
Oceana applauds protection of 40,000 hectares in Cabrera and the Balearic Islands
Oceana applauds yesterday’s decision by Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, to protect the Émile Baudot and Ausiàs March seamounts as well as the Fort d’en Moreu coral reef….
February 6, 2014
Oceana requests the immediate convening of the Cabrera board of trustees
The lack of meetings hampers the control and monitoring of the decisions taken and the prevention of illegal fishing activities that affect the park.Oceana requests the convening, without further delay,…
September 2, 2013
Oceana to send evidence of illegal fishing in Cabrera to the EU
Oceana has documented the presence of these protected habitats in areas devastated by illegal fishing gears around Cabrera (Balearic Islands)Oceana will send to the EU evidence found of illegal fishing…
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…
