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Press Releases
November 14, 2011
Oceana supports responsible artisan fishing as the future for fishing in the Balearic Islands
Abandoning harmful practices and improving the selectivity of fishing gear are measures which are necessary for this activity to have a real future. Oceana believes that the future of fishing…
November 11, 2011
Oceana seeks protections for sharks and swordfish at ICCAT meeting at Turkey
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, is seeking protections for sharks and swordfish at the 22nd Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the…
November 10, 2011
Oceana’s protection proposal MedNet, presented to South Mediterranean countries
Oceana has been invited by the European Commission’s IMP-Med project to present its proposal for a MedNet network of Marine Protected Areas for the countries on the Mediterranean Sea’s southern…
November 8, 2011
Oceana proposes more sustainable regulation of recreational fishing in the Balearic Islands
Spearfishing is the main culprit for the overfishing of the fishery resources of the islands’ coastline. Oceana has submitted a proposal to improve the management of recreational fishing in the Balearic…
November 7, 2011
Oceana supports the initiative of ecological anchorages presented in Formentera
Oceana asks for similar initiatives in the rest of the Balearic Islands to stop the degradation of the posidonia prairies.The archipelago still houses some of the most important prairies in…
November 4, 2011
The only existing images of the area in which the volcano has appeared were filmed by Oceana two years ago and they have been sent to scientists.Oceana has put forward…
November 4, 2011
Oceana applauds european protection of porbeagle sharks
Today, the European Union has officially extended measures to protect threatened porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus) from fishing. Noting the depleted conservation status of the species, the EU has recognised that…
October 31, 2011
The Balearic Islands must change their fishing management to make it profitable
Oceana has worked out an integral project of responsible fishing for the Balearic Islands with proposals to improve the marine ecosystem and fishing. The fishing activity could be more profitable…
October 27, 2011
Oceana response to the spanish fishing industry
Spanish fishing industry organisations this week published some figures about Spanish fishing subsidies in response to Oceana’s report on fishing subsidies in European Union. Oceana’s report revealed that EU fisheries…
October 27, 2011
Oceana: EU agency desperately needed to supervise offshore oil and gas activities
EU Energy Commissioner, Günther Oettinger, today presented the long-awaited Commission proposal to regulate offshore oil and gas activities in Europe – a reaction to BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, which spilled…
