Buceo Virtual/Environment

(17-05-10) Hydrocarbon spills in the marine environment continue to be one of the major threats to ecosystems and the species that comprise them. They cause direct impacts that can last up to 100 years, and they bring about a bioaccumulation of pollutants in organisms. >>

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(11-01-10)In an unprovoked attack captured on film, the japanese security ship “Shonan Maru No. 2” deliberately rammed and caused catastrophic damage to the Sea Shepherd trimaran “Ady Gil”. Famed trimaran is sinking in the Southern Ocean and its six crewmembers rescued by the Sea Shepherd ship “Bob Barker”.>>

(21-12-09) The EU gives in to political pressure from Spain and France and condemns the Cantabrian anchovy to extinction with a decision to reopen the fishery in January, despite scientific recommendations against it. While Oceana denounces EU's failure to recover fishing resources, Shark Action Plan begins to take hold as fishing two shark species becomes prohibited. >>

(18-11-09) Maintenance and rehabilitation of the oceans will be the new key to combate climate change, according to three UN agencies report. Now, action is needed to maintain healthy marine ecosystems. >>

(03-09-09) As the minimum area of summer Arctic sea-ice extent was reported to have plummeted to the third-lowest level ever in recorded history, the Greenpeace ship “Arctic Sunrise” on a mission to conduct research into sea-ice loss in the Arctic Ocean, off the northeast coast of Greenland. >>

(27-07-09) Arctic ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. While scientists on board the Arctic Sunrise gather more data showing the urgency of the situation, world leaders stay inactive. >>

(26-08-09) Scientists and research volunteers are seeking new data about the accumulation of plastics and other debris on the Pacific Ocean. A great, giant size garbage patch sails out of control at northern ocean waters. >>

(21-08-09) The Oceana’s research catamaran studies the sea bed of the Canary Islands on expedition which will conclude next October and it’s supported by the Biodiversity Foundation. >>

(23-07-09) Conservation groups are urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to set strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions from the global shipping fleet. >>

(09-06-09) On the occasion of this celebration, some governmental and private environmental organizations have given their views on the most urgent actions to mitigate the deterioration of the underwater world and on the need to take more care of our Oceans and investigate more about them. >>

(16-06-09) While the fishing bluefin tuna is just closed for most of the purse seine boats, Oceana gets evidence of illegal fishing of bluefin tuna in Italy and Turkey, an activity that will go unpunished due to the absence of effective control by the authorities. >>