Two days after the investiture of Nicolas Sarkozy as the new president of the French Republic, the international marine protection organisation Oceana is asking him to put into place measures…

The arrival of two border-control and French Navy helicopters caused the attackers, who were fishing in international waters, to flee.In the early Monday morning hours, a group of seven French…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…