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Press Releases
November 12, 2010
Oceana declares European Commission proposal to reduce catch insufficient
Oceana calls on the Council of Ministers to correct these deficiencies and guarantee the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources.Oceana applauds the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) reduction the European Commission presented…
November 11, 2010
Oceana calls for protection of ocean’s top predators at upcoming international fisheries meeting
Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, is calling for the protection of the ocean’s top predators at the 17th Special Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation…
October 25, 2010
Oceana urges EU to make strong lead at ICCAT to ensure the future of endangered species
In light of tomorrow’s EU Council of Fisheries Ministers meeting, Oceana strongly urges increased protection for endangered bluefin tuna, swordfish and sharks, and reminds the EU of its commitment to…
October 14, 2010
Oceana concludes its first expedition to the Gulf of Mexico
After sailing through more than 4,000, during this campaign the international organization has conducted studies such as: shark tagging, plankton surveys, contaminated sediments sampling and marine and seabed documentation.Oceana has…
October 13, 2010
Less than 1% of the Bay of Biscay is protected, and Spain is lagging in its obligations to create a network of marine protected areas.Following joint studies, Oceana and the…
September 24, 2010
The EU, Norway and Iceland once again postpone protection for the North-East Atlantic
Less than one third of the area required by law has been protected, and it barely includes high seas areas.Oceana calls attention to the lack of will of EU states…
September 22, 2010
Oceana urges zero tolerance for driftnets in the Mediterranean in 2011
Oceana estimates that over 500 vessels have operated illegally in the Mediterranean, some with nets up to 20 kilometres long.Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, calls for a Mediterranean free…
September 16, 2010
Oceana applauds UNESCO and the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN) public decision to request a new, more detailed report from the Spanish government on the status of the oil industry’s planned…
September 15, 2010
An Oceana robot films the seamounts of the Gulf of Mexico in waters contaminated by the oil spill
Last week, a team of scientists from the international marine conservation organization carried out various dives with a robot (ROV) above the Alabama Alps from onboard the Oceana Latitude. This…
September 8, 2010
Oceana deploys a pioneer system to detect microscopic particles of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Oceana, an international marine conservation organization, has placed a series of stations for measuring toxic hydrocarbon pollution around the BP Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. This pioneering project…
