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March 23, 2010
Today the European Parliament adopted a Resolution recommending a strong EU conservation position at the upcoming CITES Conference of the Parties (COP), to be held in Qatar in March. 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…
March 22, 2010
CITES fails to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna
Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation organization, released the following statement from campaigner María José Cornax today following the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species’ (CITES) failure to protect…
March 22, 2010
Oceana urges to protect 40 marine species under CITES listings
Oceana urges to protect 40 marine species under CITES listings, including banning bluefin tuna international trade under Appendix I and regulating the trade of 8 shark species and 31 red…
March 22, 2010
Oceana outraged by CITES’ failure to protect corals
Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, released the following statement from Ricardo Aguilar, Research Director for Oceana Europe, today following the decision to not include 31 species of…
February 10, 2010
Miguel Bosé and environmental organizations ask for bluefin tuna international trade ban
The statement has also been signed by public figures such as Kofi Annan, Javier Solana, Michael Douglas and Elle MacPherson.Ecologistas en Acción, Greenpeace, MarViva, Oceana, Pew and WWF met this…
February 8, 2010
Oceana welcomes CITES call for protection of marine species
Today in Geneva, bluefin tuna, sharks and corals took one large step closer to winning protection. In an important and noteworthy announcement, the Secretariat of CITES, the Convention on International…
July 8, 2008
EU promotes conservation efforts for two endangered shark species
Conservation efforts for other endangered European shark and ray species have also advanced recently. Still other species are in urgent need of protection.Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, is welcoming…
July 7, 2008
Oceana discovers deep-sea white coral in the Gulf of Biscay
Almost 50% of these long-living ecosystems have disappeared from European waters. Some coral formations date back more than 8,000 years.The Oceana Ranger research vessel has discovered deep-sea white coral in…
June 17, 2003
Oceana announces it is to launch its European Headquarters in Madrid
The director in Europe, Xavier Pastor, states that we only have a few decades left to protect and recover our oceans. Oceana, the first international foundation dedicated exclusively to protecting…
