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Press Releases
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…
October 25, 2011
TACs for Western Baltic Cod and Western Baltic Herring are too high to stop overfishing of those species. Five other species for which scientists had given advice to maintain or…
October 21, 2011
Oceana proposes 28 atlantic marine habitats for protection under OSPAR
Oceana yesterday presented findings from its expeditions to a group of scientists and experts from Norway, the UK, France, Sweden, Germany and Spain gathered in Norway under the framework of…
October 21, 2011
Oceana proposes 28 atlantic marine habitats for protection under OSPAR
Oceana yesterday presented findings from its expeditions to a group of scientists and experts from Norway, the UK, France, Sweden, Germany and Spain gathered in Norway under the framework of…
October 19, 2011
Oceana brings the destruction of posidonia in Formentera the the European Parliament
Romeva asks for initiatives which guarantee the compliance with the Habitats Directive in Spain and demands compensation measures for the damaged areas, which are estimated at 19,000 dollars per hectare….
