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June 8th: World Oceans Day – Increasing sustainability in shipping traffic with more innovation and less speed

by OceanCare | 03/06/2020 | Media Release

Wädenswil, 3 June 2020: The United Nations celebrate “World Oceans Day” on the 8th of June. This year’s theme is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”. On this occasion, the international marine conservation organisation OceanCare introduces the interdisciplinary...

Scientists call for immediate EU action to protect dolphins and porpoises following NGO request

by OceanCare | 26/05/2020 | News

Scientists from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) have published landmark advice today, warning the European Commission that immediate action is needed to protect two critically vulnerable marine species. A group of NGOs has welcomed the...

Hunting against better knowledge

by OceanCare | 15/04/2020 | News

Norway’s whale hunt: fallen out of time Wädenswil, 9th April 2020: The 1st of April marked the start of the annual whaling season in Norway with a self-allocated quota of 1,278 animals. The first minke whale was killed already. Norway’s quota is five times higher than...

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Certainly an obstacle, but it should not prevent further progress towards protecting the ocean.

by OceanCare | 03/04/2020 | Blog

The fourth and final intergovernmental conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction...

Better protection status for mammal-eating Orcas in Russian waters

by OceanCare | 31/03/2020 | News

While preparing for the 21st field season of the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP), we have received good news. The Russian federal government approved the inclusion of mammal-eating killer whales into the Russian Red Book of Endangered Species. As a scientist, I...

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