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Press Releases
January 12, 2011
Oceana applauds Cantabrian Government move to promote offshore wind energy
Oceana, the international marine conservation organization, applauds the Cantabrian Government for its firm support of the development of marine energies, and in particular, offshore wind. The Cantabrian government, recognizing the…
December 21, 2010
Oceana strictly opposes subsidies for the construction of new fishing vessels
Re-flagged EU fleet activities in developing countries lack transparency and operate outside EU fisheries laws or official Fisheries Partnership Agreements.Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, strongly opposes fishing subsidies for…
December 20, 2010
Oceana bemoans failure of 2010 as International Year of Biodiversity
As 2010 comes to a close, Oceana is disappointed in the failure of world leaders, and particularly the European Union, to heed the call of the International Year of Biodiversity…
December 15, 2010
Total stated catch reduction of around 5% is highly insufficient to rectify current levels of overexploiting – according to scientists only 11 stocks are not overfished.Yesterday night the EU Council…
December 13, 2010
The population status of many commercial species, including Atlantic cod and herring, is already alarming.Oceana, the international marine conservation organization, strongly urges the Council of Ministers not to water down…
December 9, 2010
Belize bans bottom trawling in exclusive economic zone
All forms of trawling in Belize have been banned in the country’s waters including its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) when Fisheries Minister Rene Montero signed the Statutory Instrument effecting this…
December 2, 2010
Oceana calls for the expansion of three marine protected areas to protect vital undersea forests
A variety of species rely on these habitats, which are often unprotected because they occur far from the coast. Oceana has proposed the expansion of three protected areas in Spanish…
November 30, 2010
EU approves unsustainable catch limits for deep-sea species
Oceana expresses dismay at the commercial exploitation of 22 other species without any management measures and using destructive fishing gear.Oceana believes that the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) approved by the…
November 30, 2010
Oceana to the United Nations: Protect the Balearic seamounts
New report details proposal based on four years of undersea research in the Mallorca channel. Oceana has submitted a proposal to protect the main seamounts in the Mallorca channel (known…
November 29, 2010
The EU must strengthen its objective to reduce CO2 emissions, reaching a minimum of 30% for 2020.Oceana, the international marine conservation organization, calls attention to the need to reach a…
