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Press Releases
September 13, 2011
New Oceana report reveals true amount of EU fishing sector subsidies to be €3.3 billion
Oceana is calling for an immediate stop of all capacity enhancing fishing subsidies. Today, Oceana published a report on the true amount of subsidies provided to the fishing sector by…
August 18, 2011
Oceana identified over 100 different marine species on Gorringe seamount after completing a scientific expedition in the Portuguese Atlantic during recent weeks with support from the Foundation for the Third…
July 27, 2011
Most recent test of oil spill response in US Arctic called “failure”
The “United for America’s Arctic” coalition challenged oil companies to provide proof that they can clean up oil in America’s Arctic in icy conditions. Shell is seeking approval to drill…
July 21, 2011
Mediterranean Reefs Will Be Destroyed Upon Repsol’s Prospecting
Information provided by Repsol Investigaciones Petrolíferas, S. A. (RIPSA, Repsol’s Oil Investigation unit), which is promoting the drilling of the seabed in front of Spain’s Costa del Sol, and the…
July 18, 2011
Oceana Asks Supermarkets to Inform About the Risks of Consuming Fish with a High Mercury Content
Oceana has got in touch with the main supermarket and hypermarket chains in Spain to ask them to display posters advising the most vulnerable consumers about the health risks caused…
July 14, 2011
Oceana discovers large coral reef in the Mediterranean
Oceana discovered a deep-sea, white coral reef in the Alboran sea (Western Mediterranean) during the Oceana Ranger’s 2011 expedition. The international marine conservation organization estimates that the reef’s surface area…
July 13, 2011
Proposal changes nothing for 3/4th of species commercially exploited without management measures.Today, the Commission presented its proposal for a reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in what marks the beginning of…
July 8, 2011
Oceana presents a proposal to protect almost 3,000 km2 of the Balearic Sea
Ausías March, Emile Baudot and Ses Olives may become the first protected seamounts in the western Mediterranean Oceana presented a report this morning in Palma de Mallorca including a…
July 7, 2011
Oceana calls on the Balearic Government once again to continue advancing in marine conservation
Xavier Pastor met with the Regional Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Territory, Gabriel Company, this morning for the first time since the constitution of the new Balearic government after the…
July 4, 2011
UNESCO, IUCN And RAMSAR recommendations reinforce Oceana’s proposal to protect Doñana marine area
International agencies back the expansion of the protected marine area and acknowledge the danger of the new Balboa refinery project.Oceana applauds the recommendations made by UNESCO, the International Union for…
