The " Oceana Ranger " is a Ketch catamaran of 23.5 metres long and 10.5 metres wide. It has a motor-driven autonomy of 1,000 miles and a capacity of between the to fourteen crew members made up of the captain, sailors, divers and marine biologists.

With the catamaran, the organisation can tackle a large number of its documentation projects, take samples, evaluate the damages to the marine environment, compile scientific information, etc.

Its objective will be to protect the species that inhabit the ecosystems of our much-threatened oceans.

 

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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