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Press Releases
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…
June 18, 2013
Environmental NGOS: Call for action to restore threatened Baltic Sea
Governmental representatives will today review the current targets and discuss the future of the Baltic Sea in Helsinki, Finland. In a call for action, the NGOs Coalition Clean Baltic, FISH,…
June 17, 2013
Around 3,000 cases of illegal dumping of hydrocarbons in european seas are reported every year
The dumping of oil from Illegal and “routine” operations of ships is three times greater than that from oil slicks caused by oil tanker accidents.UK is the country which provides…
June 17, 2013
Pressure from 12,000 trawlers endangers the future of the fish industry in Europe
Oceana believes that Spain should change its fishing policy to justify its recent appointment as the headquarters of the Community Fisheries Control Agency.The decision of the European Union to establish…
June 17, 2013
Oceana scientists concerned about high contamination in aquaculture salmon
Eating two fillets of farmed salmon a week exceeds safety World Health Organization limits. Oceana demands action from the EU to eradicate aquaculture contamination and regularize production of carnivorous fish.Just…
June 17, 2013
Spain is the only country that has shown support for the proposal. Ireland, which will hold the European Presidency during the first six months of the year, has indicated to…
June 10, 2013
A giant protozoon that imitates a carnivorous sponge has been discovered
The new species was discovered on a seamount 30 miles off the Spanish coast.Oceana and the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) have discovered a new species: a unicellular…
