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Press Releases
August 28, 2013
European shark management, long overdue but now closer
Oceana, the international organisation dedicated to protecting the oceans, has been campaigning for years for solid shark conservation measures to be established in Europe, a place where one-third of sharks…
August 28, 2013
French driftnetters will not fish in 2008
Driftnets, a fishing gear that can reach dozens of kilometres in length, were prohibited in the European Union in 2002 because they constitute a threat to the conservation of cetaceans,…
August 28, 2013
Who finances and who promotes the disappearance of bluefin tuna?
The international ocean conservation organisation calls for the immediate closure of the Balearic fishing grounds and criticises the contradictory measures adopted by implicated states European funds have been used to…
August 27, 2013
Oceana insists that the problems encountered in the Mediterranean must not be repeated
Enforcing compliance with this prohibition is a challenge for both EU Fisheries Policy and marine conservation.Since 1 January, the use of driftnets in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the…
August 27, 2013
Driftnets, banned since 2002 in the waters of the European Union and by the Community fleet, have continued to be used illegally by several EU Member States including France and…
August 27, 2013
Oceana rejects Sarkozy’s dangerous comments on quotas and european fisheries
The European Commission, scientists, environmentalists and many responsible heads of state are united in their concern for the fate of European fisheries and are trying to work together for their recovery in…
August 27, 2013
UNILEVER ends the use of shark products in its cosmetics
Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, is engaged in a campaign to end of the use of shark liver oil, known as squalene, in cosmetics products. Europe is a major…
August 26, 2013
Oceana encourages activism for shark conservation
“Every Fin Counts!” is the slogan for the first European Shark Week, taking place in various aquariums throughout Spain from the October 8th to 14th. Organised by Oceana and the…
August 26, 2013
Oceana releases a report documenting shark discards and by-catches in European Union fisheries
Oceana, the international organisation dedicated to conserving and protecting the world’s oceans, has carried out a year-long investigation into European Union shark fisheries and trade around the world. The first…
August 26, 2013
The 2007 nobel peace prize winner supports Oceana
Al Gore, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner, was one of the special guests attending the Partners Award Gala held by the international marine conservation organisation, Oceana, in Los Angeles. Gore…
