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Press Releases
April 23, 2013
National Geographic recommends enlarging Spain’s Cabrera National Park
Enric Sala, explorer-in-residence at National Geographic, has publicly expressed his support for the enlargement of the Cabrera National Park, based on the boundaries proposed by Oceana to José Ramón Bauzá….
April 18, 2013
Anchors have destroyed over 20% of posidonia in spanish Natural Park in only four years
A scientific report accessed by Oceana, has found a 20 % average decrease in posidonia meadows between 2008 and 2012 to the north of Formentera. This decrease has been caused…
April 17, 2013
Oceana welcomes EU Parliament adoption of Skagerrak discard ban
Yesterday an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament voted for a gradual ban on the discarding of unwanted fish in the Skagerrak. Oceana welcomes this bold step towards ending the…
April 17, 2013
Offshore Oil Drilling Stopped in Belize
Yesterday, Belize’s Supreme Court declared offshore drilling contracts issued by the Government of Belize (in 2004 and 2007) null and void, providing a dramatic and potentially definitive setback to The…
April 15, 2013
Oceana calls on Bauzá to launch discussions on the enlargement of Cabrera
Five trawlers working on banned seabeds are the only opposition in the fishing sector to the enlargement of the national park. Oceana has requested, by means of a letter sent…
April 9, 2013
’Race for the Baltic’ campaign shines spotlight on damaged sea
‘Race for the Baltic’, a campaign calling for urgent action to save the Baltic Sea launched today. The campaign, which brings together a coalition of NGOs, businesses, concerned citizens and…
April 4, 2013
Oceana joins Cabrera National Park board of trustees
Amigos de la Tierra, Ecologistas en Acción, Greenpeace, SEO/Birdlife and WWF Spain have unanimously designated Oceana as the representative of Spanish conservationist organisations on the Board of Trustees of the…
March 26, 2013
Oceana, the international marine advocacy group, applauds the High Public Prosecutor of the Balearic Islands decision to stop Mahón harbour dredging until non-compliance issues are clarified. This decision provides a…
March 22, 2013
Oceana has requested that the Port Authority of the Balearics (APB) prove that the works for dredging Mahón harbour comply with the London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution…
March 22, 2013
Oceana proposes to increase protected marine surface of Baltic Sea to 20%
All proposed areas include vulnerable, threatened or declining species or communities which need immediate protection. Oceana is proposing new marine protected areas (MPAs) in order to enhance the status of…
