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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…
August 20, 2013
In order to avoid being extradited to the United States and sentenced to prison, Vidal must cease all activities related to Chilean sea bass fishing The uruguayan company Fidalur, controlled…
August 20, 2013
According to the international organisation for marine research and conservation, Oceana, once again a group of European countries, led by Spain, France, Portugal and Poland are attempting to destroy any…
August 20, 2013
“It is an alarmist report with no scientific foundation”. With these disparaging words, Fernando Curcio, the Spanish government’s General Director of Fisheries Resources, dismissed the results of a study prepared…
August 20, 2013
International Tuna Commission calls for data, but not catch limits on imperiled species
The annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) which ended last night, brought agreement to examine the status of Atlantic sharks, but no measures…
