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Press Releases

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

Prompted by Oceana’s alert, UNESCO requests a report from Spain on oil industry projects off Doñana national park

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

Oceana Discovers Many of the Most Threatened Habitats in the Mediterranean on the Seamounts of the Balearic Islands

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…