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December 17, 2013
Oceana documents the overfishing of bluefin tuna south of the Balearic Islands from the Marviva Med
Last week, a team of Oceana marine biologists on board the Marviva Med oceanographic vessel obtained images of a fleet of 25 vessels dedicated to the industrial bluefin tuna fishery,…
December 17, 2013
Mediterranean study reveals dramatic declines in top predator populations
Several species of large predatory sharks in the Mediterranean Sea have decreased from 96-99.99% relative to their former abundances, according to a new scientific study called “Loss of Large Predatory…
December 17, 2013
Oceana requests an immediate halt to fuel subsidies for “Lose-Lose” fisheries
Oceana asks instead for a restructuring of these fisheries that are ecologically and economically absurd Oceana researchers are drawing attention to a fleet of more than 40 trawlers fishing with illegal…
December 17, 2013
The early closure of the bluefin tuna fishery came into effect on June 16 for all EU tuna purseiners, except the Spanish fleet. The European Commission prohibited fishing as an…
December 17, 2013
Tomorrow the EU Fisheries Ministers will be debating the early closure of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery. The marine conservation organization, Oceana, is active in the waters south west of…
December 17, 2013
Oceana films highly valuable coral forest for inclusion in the North Atlantic Protected Area
Since the beginning of June, Oceana’s research catamaran, the Ranger, has been carrying out a research campaign off the coast of Galicia, Spain, with the support of the Spanish Fundación…
December 17, 2013
Oceana welcomes the early closure of the bluefin tuna fishery
The European Commission emphasized the fact that Member states have not complied with the Bluefin Tuna Recovery Plan. Regulation 530/2008, published today in the Official Journal of the European Union,…
December 17, 2013
Oceana proposes measures to halt the extremely wasteful practice of fisheries discarding
This unsustainable practice continues even though the oceans are on the verge of collapse.Discarding continues to constitute one of the most shameful fisheries practices around the world. Aware that the…
December 17, 2013
Important shark conservation measure takes a step forward in the USA
This policy sets an example for the European Union which has the world’s most lenient shark finning ban. Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, is pleased that the U.S. made…
December 17, 2013
Oceana alerta sobre el peligro de incrementar subsidios para la sobrepesca
Oceana welcomes the decision of the European commission not to include the increase of “de minimis aid” up to 100.000 Euros per company in a package of subsidies provided to…
