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OCEANA PRESENTS EVIDENCE OF ILLEGAL DRIFTNETTERS WITHIN THE EUROPEAN FLEET
Oceana presented two reports in Brussels today: “Italian driftnets: the illegal fishing activities continue” and “Thonaille: the use of driftnets by the French fleet in the Mediterranean”. Both reports condemn the continued use of this illegal fishing gear by the French and Italian fleets in the Mediterranean and propose measures to be adopted for its elimination, 6 years after these nets were banned.
MILLIONS OF EUROS FINANCE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BLUEFIN TUNA
Oceana calls for the immediate closure of the Balearic fishing grounds and criticises the contradictory measures adopted by implicated states.
“WE MUST ACT NOW TO SAVE OUR PLANET”
While talking to Oceana, Rob Stewart specifies five ways to save our Planet.
Did you know that climate change has destructive consequences in the oceans?
The signs of a warming planet are all around us and the impacts are already being felt in significant ways. These early signs include melting glaciers, plant and animal range shifts, increased spread of disease, coral reef bleaching, intensified storms, severe droughts, and smoldering heat waves. It is essential that the governments of the world recognize the effects of global warming pollution on the environment and act to immediately curb these emissions.
- © OCEANA / Juan Cuetos
Discover Oceana's work through images.
SHARKS
| Some shark species are on the verge of extinction because of finning and squalene used for cosmetics. |
Comments by Oceana on the strategy and fields of action proposed for the EU Plan of Action on the conservation and management of sharks.
OCEANA'S REPORTS
- Thonaille: The use of driftnets by the French fleet in the Mediterranean 2007
- Italian driftnets: illegal fishing continues
The Angel Shark has at last been awarded protection in English waters under the Wildlife & Countryside Act. In December 2006 the Angel Shark was declared extinct in the North sea and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.
- Oceana presents evidence and recommendations in Brussels for the fight against illegal fishing within the european fleet - 14/05/2008
- Who finances and who promotes the disappearance of bluefin tuna? - 18/04/2008
- French driftnetters will not fish in 2008 - 17/03/2008
- European Shark Management, Long Overdue but Now closer - 18/02/2008
A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ILLEGAL DRIFTNETS
Oceana in the documentary made by the producer EarthOcean about illegal drifnetters in the Mediterranean Sea. The video includes an interview with Xavier Pastor, Oceana’s Director for Europe, and also images of illegal driftnetters recorded during the expeditions on board the catamaran Oceana Ranger. Driftnets are banned since 2002 because they represent a major threat for the conservation of endangered species such as marine turtles and cetaceans.
OCEANA's REPORTS
- The use of driftnets by the Moroccan fleet
- "Thonaille": the use of driftnets by the French fleet in the Mediterranean
- Italian driftnetters 2006