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August 19, 2013
European fisheries ministers set to betray the 2002 Common Fisheries Policy reform
At their meeting on 22-23 May, European Union Fisheries Ministers will meet to strike a deal on the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), which will determine how millions of euros of…
August 19, 2013
The research catamaran of the international organisation for marine conservation, Oceana, is at this moment sailing in the Gulf of Genoa, where it is filming the ecosystems of the sea…
August 19, 2013
Oceana patrolling the Mediterranean in search of illegal drifnetters
At midnight Oceana’s research catamaran left the harbour of Portoferraio in Elba and headed to the fishing grounds of the Western Mediterranean, where a fleet of dozens of Italian fishing…
August 19, 2013
Spanish musician Miguel Bosé boards the Oceana Ranger to combat drfitnet use
Miguel Bose participated for a week in the actitivities of Oceana, the international conservation organisation. The singer joined the catamaran, Oceana Ranger, during its stay in the Corsican harbour of…
August 19, 2013
Oceana intercepts two italian boats fishing with illegal driftnets
Last Friday, the research catamaran Oceana Ranger intercepted two boats using driftnets, which were fishing making use of that gear, which is prohibited by the European Union, and which even…
August 19, 2013
Oceana reports dozens of illegal italian driftnetters fishing in the Thyrrenian Sea
Along the last three weeks, the Oceana Ranger catamaran has sailed a thousand miles in the Thyrrenian sea, close to the south Italian and Sicilian coasts. The Ranger crew has…
August 12, 2013
Oceana to study unknown Emile Baudot escarpment in the Balearic Islands
Today marks the launch of Oceana’s 2013 Mediterranean Expedition, which is bound for the Emile Baudot escarpment, a large rocky wall to the south of the Balearic archipelago, of which…
August 9, 2013
Oceana supports EU Commission deductions for member states that overshot 2012 fishing quotas
Yesterday, the European Commission announced deductions in fishing opportunities that will be applied to the Member States who overshot their 2012 quotas. Oceana supports these deductions, which should help compensate…
July 25, 2013
Oceana applauds EU proposal for biodiversity conservation in the high seas
This Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and its Member States submitted a proposal to the United Nations (UN) to start an international process to conserve marine biodiversity in areas beyond…
July 17, 2013
Spanish Government to prohibit trawling in Cabrera and the underwater mountains of Mallorca
For seven years, Oceana has fought for the protection of these beds, which host threatened habitats that are essential for fishing.The Spanish Secretary for Fishing Affairs of the Ministry for…
