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August 22, 2013
Tons of endangered bluefin tuna are captured every year using fishing practices banned by the European Union and the United Nations.Despite the harassment, threats and attacks inflicted on the Oceana…
August 22, 2013
Oceana, la organización internacional dedicada a conservar y proteger los océanos, ha investigado durante un año las pesquerías y el comercio de tiburones de Europa en todo el mundo. Los…
August 22, 2013
World Oceans Day: Oceana supports the protection of two sharks species threatened by extinction
Upon the eve of World Oceans Day celebration, Oceana, the international organisation dedicated to the protection of the world’s oceans, strongly supports the definitive listing of the spiny dogfish (Squalus…
August 22, 2013
Today the Council of EU Fisheries Ministers put off agreement on legislation defining a driftnet, which would have closed a loophole in the EU law banning their use, enabling many…
August 22, 2013
Oceana identifies 84 italian driftnetters during its 2007 campaign
Based on the preliminary results, Oceana is asking for the repeal of the Italian decree authorising the use of the driftnets known as ferrettara.Driftnets, banned by the European Union since…
August 22, 2013
Last year, on the initiative of Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg, the European Commission presented a proposal to introduce a full definition of a driftnet. A number of driftnet fleets, including…
August 22, 2013
Morocco promotes the plan to eliminate driftnets from their fleet
In 2006, the marine research and conservation organization, Oceana, undertook a campaign against the use with driftnets in the Mediterranean. Investigators documented swordfish fisheries carried out by Moroccan vessels with…
August 22, 2013
Oceana divers, working in the Cabrera Marine Park to document and record the state of the ecological communities and in surrounding areas, came across large concentrations of jellyfish in the…
August 22, 2013
Oceana captures the first images of “Seco de Palos”, a seamount 35 miles from the coast of Murcia
The discovery was made during the project Oceana is undertaking in collaboration with the Fundación Biodiversidad to detect vulnerable habitats in the Spanish Mediterranean. Oceana obtained the images from the…
August 22, 2013
Oceana discovers a carnivorous sponge in Andalusia, Spain
The project carried out by Oceana in collaboration with the Fundación Biodiversidad contributes new data to marine research.A small yet interesting carnivorous sponge has been discovered by Oceana on a…
