Defend threatened sharks:
Help stop overfishing and finning now!
Spain is among the top five shark fishing countries in the world; the future of these species is in our hands.
Many of the species caught by Spain are threatened with extinction, but totally lack protection in EU and international waters.
An EU Shark Plan is in its final stages; your support is key to protecting sharks in Europe and beyond.
You can make a difference
Ask your fisheries and / or environment minister to promote and implement a strong EU Plan of Action for shark conservation by signing the petition.
Sign the petition here
Download the petition, complete and return to the address provided.
Download the poster here
Download the whole European Shark Week action kit (zip) here
More information on the EU Plan of Action for Sharks (PDF)
- Italian television channel RAI 3 exposes the use of illegal driftnets in Calabria - 17/11/2008
- Oceana calls for immediate protection of large pelagic fish in the Atlantic and Mediterranean - 13/11/2008
- Oceana considers the 2009 fishing quotas too lenient for Governments that are not too responsible - 10/11/2008
- Oceana believes the approval of a bluefin tuna reserve south of Balearic Islands that was debated in Parliament is positive, but insufficient - 29/10/2008
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
For the conservation of one of the last strongholds of the endangered Mediterranean common dolphin.