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…

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…

Last Thursday, at seven in the evening, the Oceana Ranger research catamaran, property of the international marine conservation organisation Oceana, detected a Moroccan fishing vessel nine miles east of Alboran…

The situation for corals in the Mediterranean is alarming. Climate changes, contamination and destructive fishing practices are causing accelerated deterioration of this sea’s corals. For this reason, Oceana and the…

Following meetings with Oceana, the Carrefour chain of hypermarkets has announced that they stopped selling bluefin tuna captured in the Mediterranean Sea from 1 August, in order to avoid the…

Oceana cautioned the delegates of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) today that the majority of the 96 European Union vessels, recently authorized to fish in the western…

The announcement follows last week’s Commission decision to close this fishery to conserve stocks. The Commission made public this morning that it has opened infringement proceedings against 7 EU countries…

Huelva’s trawling closed season began on September 24. Oceana doubts this measure will be effective and requests effective control measures during this period. The Oceana Ranger research vessel, which belongs…

The discarded fish constitute 8% of the total weight of the world’s captures, or more than 7.3 million tons of fish that are thrown away at sea. Oceana affirms that this…

Oceana congratulates the Euro MPs for approving this definition and hopes for the quick approval by the European Union Council of Fisheries Ministers.Driftnets constitute an indiscriminate fishing method, banned by…