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September 22, 2014

Oceana captures the first images of the Dacia and Tritón seamounts to the north of the Canary Islands

Scientists on board the Oceana Ranger have conducted ROV transects covering the summit and slopes of these elevations which have a height of more than 2,000 metres.The seamounts to the…

September 19, 2014

High levels of seafood fraud revealed in Danish fishmongers

The marine conservation organization Oceana, the Danish newspaper Søndagsavisen and the TV program “Go’Aften Denmark” conducted a study revealing that 18% of cod sold in fishmongers is not actually cod,…

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…

September 10, 2014

Oceana calls for the immediate closure of the Cabrera refuge, following the release of wastewater into the national park

Oceana calls for the immediate closure of the Cabrera refuge until a system of wastewater treatment is put in place in order to purify wastewater, and to ensure that there…

September 5, 2014

Oceana welcomes European Commission’s will to restore Baltic fish stocks, but finds lack of action on eastern baltic cod disappointing

In October, the Total Allowable Catches (TAC) are to be decided by the fisheries Ministers. Oceana is glad to see that the Commission proposal is consistent with the aim of…

September 5, 2014

Oceana launches website to gather data on unwell fish in the Baltic Sea

Today, Oceana has launched a website with the aim of compiling information on the issue of sick, dead and disappearing fish in the Baltic Sea. The creation of a database…

September 5, 2014

Marine litter is growing problem in the World’s oceans

On Saturday, Oceana joined a research expedition arranged and led by the University of Örebro and Pangaea Exploration to study marine litter in the Baltic Sea, an increasing problem in…

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…

August 12, 2014

Oceana celebrates the creation of three protected fishing areas in the Balearic Islands

Oceana, which has been demanding this measure since 2006, congratulates the General Secretariat of Fisheries and encourages the government to continue with the protection of other similar seabeds which should…

August 11, 2014

Oceana supports penalties for Member States that exceeded 2013 fishing quotas

Today, the European Commission announced deductions from 2014 fishing quotas to a group of ten Member States that have exceeded their quotas for 2013. Oceana supports these deductions in order…