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Press Releases
August 20, 2013
Oceana discovers a “forest” of corals and sea fan in Andalusia
Dolphins, pilot whales and sea turtles are frequent visitors to this important marine area of immense ecological value for which Oceana requests protectionDuring the past weeks, the specialists aboard the…
August 20, 2013
Sharks at risk – EU policies threaten species globally
Launching a report about the dangerous decline in shark populations caused by European fishing policy, the newly formed Shark Alliance today expressed dismay at the European Parliament Fisheries Committee’s push…
August 20, 2013
Sharks threatened by European Parliament finning report
The international marine conservation organization Oceana has released a report aimed at European Union (EU) Members of Parliament (Euro MPs) to express its concern about a decision that will be…
August 20, 2013
Oceana calls for an agreement between Spain and Norway to chase illegal fishing
The continued detentions of fishing vessels under Spanish and other EU flags by Norwegian patrols in Northeast Atlantic waters highlight the weakness of fishing regulations to take on the offenders…
August 20, 2013
Conservationists rally MEPs to make, not break EU ban on shark finning
Member organisations of the Shark Alliance, a coalition of conservation NGOs, today expressed hope that a strong, cross-Party Amendment in the European Parliament can correct troubling calls to weaken the…
August 20, 2013
European Parliament votes against serious threat to shark populations
The Shark Alliance today welcomed the European Parliament’s decision to replace recommendations to further weaken already flawed shark finning regulations with calls for much needed improvements to the rules. “We…
August 20, 2013
Oceana confirms that the first icelandic whaling vessel reached the hunting area yesterday afternoon
Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, affirms that the Icelandic government has decided to stop complying with the moratorium on commercial whale hunting established by the International Whaling Commission (IWC)…
August 20, 2013
New ICES report on dangerous decline in sharks
Responding to the new report from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) issued today, the Shark Alliance, a coalition of NGOs dedicated to science-based conservation of…
August 20, 2013
According to Oceana, Iceland cannot sell its whale meat, but is still hunting
There is also concern about the health conditions of the meat due to high levels of contaminants accumulated in the tissue of these animals. Sources from the international marine conservation…
August 20, 2013
Oceana demands response to fisheries collapse from european gobernments and shipowners
Subsidies for fisheries should be completely eliminated, except for those used for dismantling vessels and occupational conversion of fishermen. Oceana, the international marine research and conservation organisation, has just received…
