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Press Releases
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…
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,…
