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Press Releases
June 15, 2010
The Oceana Ranger begins its 2010 expedition in the Western Mediterranean
The Oceana Ranger research catamaran begins its 2010 Expedition today. In collaboration with Fundación Biodiversidad, Oceana’s boat will sail throughout the Western Mediterranean to study some of the most interesting…
June 11, 2010
Oceana applauds early closure of bluefin tuna fishery
Oceana applauds the decision of the European Commission on the early closure of bluefin tuna purse seine fishery. Despite the fleet reduction plans implemented and the absence of the Italian…
June 4, 2010
Oceana is calling for an urgent and exponential increase in marine protected areas worldwide to avoid the collapse of fishery resources that scientific studies are foreseeing for the middle of…
June 1, 2010
Oceana calls for strict control over measures on trawl and seine to come into force today
Oceana calls for strict application of the control measures to ensure compliance with the new measures included in the Mediterranean Regulation that comes into force today. The international marine conservation…
May 25, 2010
Oceana urges the Balearic Government to prohibit trawling on the continental shelf
Oceana urges the Balearic government to prohibit bottom trawling on the continental shelf or at less than 150 meters depth. The international marine conservation organisation sent island authorities a series…
May 21, 2010
Oceana warns about the unprecedent loss of marine biodiversity
Oceana alerts us to the high amount of biodiversity that is being lost in the marine environment due to human activities and calls for an urgent push to research these…
May 20, 2010
Oceana promotes marine wind power during European Maritime Day
Oceana is participating in European Maritime Day celebrated in Gijón from May 18 to 20 to show what oceanic acidification is and to present renewable energies as one of the…
May 19, 2010
Oceana and Fundación Biodiversidad present a proposal to protect marine areas in the Spanish
With only three years left to reach the deadline imposed by the United Nations to protect at least 10% of the world’s marine areas, Spain needs to quickly increase the…
May 19, 2010
Italy, France and Spain carry out the most infringements of fishing legislation
Oceana, the international marine conservation organisation, has analysed the European Commission’s annual report concerning non-compliance of member states with the Common Fisheries Policy. In the last report, which analyses infringements…
May 19, 2010
Oceana expects upcoming EU shark action plan to include concrete and effective conservation measures
The European Commission is scheduled to present this Thursday 5 February the long awaited European Action Plan for the Conservation and Management of Sharks. Oceana expects this plan to include…
