2017 - OceanCare

Silent Night for Whales off the Baleares – oil exploration and development stopped

by Sigrid Lueber | 18/12/2017 | Media Release

Madrid/Zurich, 18 December 2017: Alianza Mar Blava, OceanCare and Natural Resources Defense Council celebrate that the 20th Conference of Parties (COP 20) to the Barcelona Convention has decided to grant international protection to the Cetacean Migration Corridor of...

Concerns over the impact of underwater noise by hydrocarbon exploration in South-Eastern European waters

by Sigrid Lueber | 24/11/2017 | Media Release

Split, 24th November 2017: During a 2-day workshop on the 22nd and 23rd of November in Split, Croatia, 62 participants from 17 countries discussed impacts of underwater noise on marine wildlife in south-eastern Mediterranean waters. Searching for new hydrocarbon...

Post Climate Conference reality: Concerns over impacts of intense noise generated by oil exploration activities in south eastern European waters

by Sigrid Lueber | 16/11/2017 | News

Split, Croatia, 16.11.2017: Around 70 international, regional and national experts from 18 countries, including decision-makers, marine biologists, representatives from the UN, multilateral environmental agreements, national environmental and energy departments,...

Underwater noise poses a risk to human food security

by Sigrid Lueber | 06/11/2017 | Media Release

Wädenswil, 6th November 2017: Until recently, concerns about the impacts of underwater noise predominantly related to marine mammals, in particular deep-diving whale species. However, a new literature review documents alarming evidence of the detrimental impacts of...

European oil and gas exploration test case for major UN Decision

by OceanCare | 28/10/2017 | Media Release

Manila, 28th October 2017. The 12th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS COP12) ends today in Manila, the Philippines. OceanCare, an international marine conservation organisation, congratulates the...

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