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August 24, 2010
Celebrities join Oceana to announce findings and plans from Gulf of Mexico research expedition
Gulfport, Mississippi, August 24, 2010 – Oceana, celebrity activists and corporate partner Nautica, will meet in Mississippi, today to provide an update on the first legs of its two-month research…
August 19, 2010
The international marine conservation organization’s research catamaran, the Oceana Ranger, in collaboration with Fundación Biodiversidad, has just finished an expedition in Palma de Mallorca. The odyssey lasted almost three months,…
August 9, 2010
Oceana Launches Gulf of Mexico Expedition to Study the Impact of the Spill in the Florida Keys
Oceana today kicked off the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Expedition studying the Florida Keys, a habitat affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Oceana Latitude – the 53…
July 27, 2010
Oceana advocates for the creation of 80,000 marine protected hectares off Doñana
Oceana is proposing the creation of a new marine protected area in Andalusia that would extend the number of protected hectares off Doñana National Park and nearby waters from 4,000…
July 26, 2010
Oceana warns the anchovy quota approved by the Council is contrary to scientific advice
The collapse in anchovy population due to excessive catches already forced closures from 2005 to 2009.Oceana warns that the European Union (EU) has once again ignored scientific advice when establishing…
July 22, 2010
Oceana warns against near lack of shark fisheries management all around the world
Sharks are less managed than other fish species although they have fewer offspring and play a critical role in ensuring healthy oceans.In a new report by Oceana, The Race for…
July 22, 2010
Oil spill devastating for sea turtles and Gulf of Mexico ecosystem
Oceana, the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation, released a new report today entitled Why Healthy Oceans Need Sea Turtles: The Importance of Sea Turtles to Marine Ecosystems….
July 20, 2010
Oceana launches expedition to assess long-term effects of Gulf of Mexico disaster
Oceanographers Xavier Pastor and Mike Hirshfield will lead a team of scientists supported by a high-definition underwater robot (ROV) and specialised divers.Oceana announces the launch of its 2010 Gulf of…
July 19, 2010
Deep-sea coral reefs have already disappeared from most of the Mediterranean.Oceana has discovered large colonies of white coral and a wealth of associated fauna in Spanish waters of the Alboran…
July 12, 2010
Oceana demands caution from EU in setting anchovy catches in the Bay of Biscay
The marine conservation organization recalls that the fishery needed to be closed for five years after four previous years of low biomass levels and catches.Oceana states that in order to…