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Press Releases
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…
September 2, 2015
Oceana is moderately encouraged by the European Commission’s proposal for 2016 Baltic fishing limits
Today, the European Commission has presented its annual proposal of catch limits (TACs) for the Baltic Sea. The proposal is based largely on scientific advice, issued by the International Council…
August 31, 2015
Oceana supports the protection of the sea surrounding Tagomago
Oceana stresses the need to implement appropriate monitoring and follow-up to ensure effective protectionOceana has shown its support for the protection of the waters surrounding Tagomago, Ibiza, making contributions to…
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…
August 5, 2015
Oceana celebrates the protection of the Gorringe Bank
Since 2005, Oceana has been working to get the Gorringe Bank, one of the world’s most spectacular seamounts, protected. They will now be included within the network of protected sites…
July 29, 2015
29th July 2015: Today, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana and WWF heralded a new era of fisheries transparency with the launch of an online database detailing 15,264 EU vessels…
July 20, 2015
European Commissioner Karmenu Vella visits ‘Oceana Ranger’
Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, visited the research catamaran Oceana Ranger last Friday to learn about the scientific expeditions carried out by the international…
June 29, 2015
North-East Atlantic threatened species left in the lurch
North-East Atlantic countries have adopted recommendations for the management of four threatened species and habitats: blue mussel beds, allis shad, sea lamprey and Azorean limpet. The decisions were taken at…
June 25, 2015
A scientific study highlights the increase in marine litter in the south west of Portugal
Scientists from CCMAR (University of the Algarve) and Oceana have found an abundance of litter in the São Vicente submarine canyon, located in the south west of Portugal. The article[i]…
June 25, 2015
Cientistas do CCMAR (Universidade do Algarve) e da Oceana descobriram uma grande quantidade de resíduos no canhão de São Vicente, situado no sudoeste de Portugal. Num artigo científico[i], os autores…
