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Press Releases

May 5, 2010

Oceana advertit que l’anchois du golfe de Gascogne ne s’est pas rétabli et que la pêche ne doit pas rouvir

Oceana récuse la réouverture de la pêche à l’anchois dans la mesure oú le stock ne s’est pas encore rétablit. Les résultats provisoires de la campagne de recherche menée par…

May 5, 2010

Oceana obtains evidence proving bluefin tuna is being caught illegally in Italy and Turkey

The bluefin tuna fishery closes today for most industrial seiners, except for those that have requested additional days due to bad weather. The fishing season was marked by illegality and…

May 4, 2010

Italian government keeps challenging EU driftnet ban

With a letter today addressed to Commissioners Dimas and Borg, Oceana, the international marine conservation organization, has called for an end to the illegal use of an Italian driftnet called…

May 4, 2010

Oceana pide límites estrictos a las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero procedentes de barcos

Oceana y otros grupos conservacionistas instan a la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI) a establecer límites estrictos a las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero que emiten las embarcaciones de todo…

May 4, 2010

Oceana calls for a new EU Fisheries Policy shaped on science-based ecological sustainability

Oceana hopes that the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is based on a precautionary, science-based approach, as the only way to recover overexploited fish stocks –88% of the…

May 4, 2010

Oceana pide a Repsol que abandone sus prospecciones petrolíferas frente a Tarragona y que se instalen parques de aerogeneradores marinos en la zona

El Director Ejecutivo de Oceana en Europa, Xavier Pastor, se ha dirigido a la Secretaria General de Cambio Climático, Teresa Rivera, para manifestarle su perplejidad por el hecho de que…

May 4, 2010

Oceana calls for regulations of shark catches in international ewaters

Oceana calls for regulation of high-seas shark fisheries, as these vulnerable species lack any management measures in international waters despite being highly exploited. Delegates from the international marine conservation organization…

May 3, 2010

Oceana denuuncia l’importazione in Spagna dei tonni alalunghe del nord catturate in Italia con reti derivanti illegali

Oceana ha reso pubblico che alcune imprese basche importano tonni  alalunghe del nord provenienti dal Mediterraneo e catturate dalla flotta italiana con reti derivanti illegali. I segni sul corpo delle…

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 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….