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Oceana documents species and habitats, monitor illegal fishing and propose new protected areas.
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Industrial trawlers are destroying seabeds with their nets.
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What's New
Oceana reports illegal trawling activities in southern Majorca
Press Release
31/10/2012
Oceana welcomes EU Commission proposal to phase out deep-sea bottom trawling in the Northeast Atlantic
Press Release
19/07/2012
Oceana demands a rationalization of trawler fishing in the Balearic Sea
Press Release
23/09/2011