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- Thonaille: The use of driftnets by the French fleet in the Mediterranean 2007 »
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- Deep sea species: The European Union must decide between science and the private interests of the fishing industry »
- A contribution from Oceana to the debate on the application of management measures to mediterranean fisheries »
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Chronic oil pollution
THE POLLUTION OF THE SEA from hydrocarbons (crude oil, fuel, petrol, oily waste, etc) is a global problem that entails between two and ten million tonnes of these products reaching the sea each year. Although the bulk of public attention is focused on the oil slicks caused by major oil tanker accidents, chronic dumping of these substances – in other words, the residue from ordinary maritime traffic – is three times higher.
Washing out the tanks of oil tankers, dumping bilge water and minor spillages on board or in port are the main sources of hydrocarbon pollution of marine origin.
Read more about illegal oil dumping >>
In December of 2003, Oceana Europe made a splash by exposing the routine illegal dumping practiced by most tankers and transport ships. Every year, the European community learned, three times more oil is intentionally poured into the ocean during routine (but illegal) cleaning procedures than is spilled in accidents like the Prestige disaster. MORE >>
A year and a half after Oceana began its intensive advocacy effort, the EU Parliament voted to approve strict sanctions for violators of oil dumping laws... MORE >>
- 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