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June 27, 2013
Former OAS chief joins Oceana Board
WASHINGTON _ Former Colombian President César Gaviria, whose 10-year leadership of the Organization of American States (OAS) revitalized that hemispheric institution, today joined the fight for healthy seas around the…
June 27, 2013
The Coiba National Park, declared a world heritage site by UNESCO
During the stopover of the Ranger catamaran at Cocos Island (Costa Rica) and Coiba (Panama), Oceana divers worked alongside the MarViva Foundation in this natural reserve. The Coiba National Park…
June 26, 2013
Oceana, the international organisation dedicated to researching the marine environment, reports that the European Parliament will tomorrow be debating a proposal made by Euro MP Carmen Fraga for the sustainable…
June 26, 2013
Every six minutes, an illegal hydrocarbon dumping incident takes place in european waters
“We have got to stop this serious, chronic pollution.Since the process for approving the Directive began in March 2003, around 180,000 illegal dumping incidents have taken place in European waters,…
June 26, 2013
Oceana is delighted to report that today, Wednesday, the European Parliament plenary session approved by a large majority the text of the Directive presented by Dutch Euro MP Corien M….
June 26, 2013
Oceana’s European Director, Xavier Pastor, and Director of Research and Projects, Ricardo Aguilar, today presented in Madrid the first reports from the expedition of the Oceana Ranger catamaran. After sailing…
June 19, 2013
Chronic marine oil pollution may soon no longer pass unpunished in the European Union
Today and tomorrow the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport will debate and vote a proposal for imposing criminal sanctions against illegal oil dumping in the seas. The proposal, presented by…
June 19, 2013
Oceana embarks from Los Angeles on its first transoceanic expedition
A team of scientists, divers, photographers and video cameramen will be travelling on board the “Oceana Ranger” catamaran to document underwater life and the threats being posed to its survival.Oceana…
June 19, 2013
One of the main sources of marine pollution from mercury is the chlorine-alkaline industry
Oceana has asked the EU to maintain the 2007 deadline for the elimination of the obsolete mercury cell technology in chlorine-alkaline plants and to put a similar programme to the…
June 18, 2013
Deep-sea fisheries in Europe: High environmental costs, minimal economic dependence
The scale of economic dependence on deep-sea fisheries in Europe is low, according to new information presented today by the European Commission during a Fisheries Committee debate in the European…
