Resources and reports

Oceana has been working for over two years to ensure a reduction of the impact os destructive fishing techniques os the marine environment.

The study entitled " European trawlers are destroying the oceans " is based on more than 300 scientific studies. It details how trawling is a particularly destructive fishing technique.

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Deep Sea Coral Coalition

 

European trawlers are destroying the oceans

Among its almost 100,000 fishing vessels, the EU is home to a particularly damaging fleet: the 15,000 trawlers that operate in European waters, which are overexploiting marine resources and irreversibly damaging some of the most productive and biodiverse ecosystems on the planet... MORE>>>

Deep sea corals: Out of sight, but no longer out of mind

Just as scientists are beginning to discover the breathtaking coral and sponge gardens of the deep sea - nurseries, protection and feeding grounds for myriad ocean creatures - industrial fishing is beginning to destroy them... MORE>>>

 

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.

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