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Press Releases
February 19, 2014
Oceana demands a fine of €160,000 for every poacher in Cabrera
The open disciplinary proceedings do not take into account the fact that the poachers were in national park waters, and currently lists fishing without a licence as the only offence….
February 11, 2014
Half of the Spanish Mediterranean could be opened to oil and gas exploitation
Oceana warns that 45% of Spanish Mediterranean waters would be open to exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons if the projects pending administrative authorisation are approved. These almost 12 million hectares…
February 7, 2014
Oceana asks Mariano Rajoy’s executive to take a stance similar to that of France which, during the mandate of Nicolas Sarkozy, cancelled all the permits for the exploration of oil…
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,…
February 4, 2014
Baltic Sea Expeditions highlight critical need for marine protected areas
Based on the findings of three expeditions, Oceana has proposed 13 areas of high ecological importance to become new marine protected areas in the Baltic Sea. Most of them host…
February 3, 2014
Cairn’s study does not assess the impact on fishing in the Gulf of Valencia, an important area for bluefin tuna, hake, red shrimp, sardines and anchovies. Oceana has calculated that…
January 31, 2014
National Geographic and Oceana screen documentary on pristine chilean islands
Santiago, Chile, January 30, 2014 – The National Geographic documentary film “Desventuradas: The Wildest Chile,” was screened last night in Santiago, Chile, in partnership with Oceana. The documentary is the…
January 29, 2014
Oceana launches interactive viewer with never-before-seen images of Gorringe Bank
Oceana has created an interactive viewer with the most interesting pictures it has taken in the Gorringe Bank, a group of seamounts south-west of Portugal. The display, available in Google…
January 29, 2014
Five-Year Commitment is the First Program to Simultaneously Reform Small-Scale and Industrial Fishing Practices, and Places Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Top 5 Global Oceans Funders B-roll Video – Password: bloomberg Infographic…
January 28, 2014
EU moves away, but fails to make clean break from harmful subsidies
Today the European Parliament and the Fisheries Council reached a political agreement on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the financial mechanism that will allow the implementation of the reformed…
