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After 20 years, OceanCare successfully completes its field research in the Mediterranean Sea and presents its findings in relevant fora

by OceanCare | 08/10/2019 | News

From 2000 to 2015 OceanCare carried out a monitoring project in the Pelagos Sanctuary in the Corso-Liguro-Provencal sector of the Mediterranean Sea and documented the temporal and spatial distribution of cetaceans in this area during 6-8 weeks and several hundred...

Japanese court rules in favour of dolphin conservationist Ric O’Barry

by OceanCare | 04/10/2019 | News

Ric O’Barry is a tireless fighter for dolphin protection. For many years he has been travelling to Japan to document the dolphin hunt in the Taiji cove and to support local conservationists – until 2016, when the Japanese government decided to deport Ric O’Barry from...

Protecting the oceans is key for climate action

by OceanCare | 18/09/2019 | News

On the 23rd of September 2019 the UN will host the CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT. UN Secretary General António Guterres is asking leaders from governments, business and civil society to arrive with plans for addressing the global climate emergency. OceanCare will be present...

Alarming findings of our market study on microplastic in fish and other marine animals

by OceanCare | 10/09/2019 | News

More than 9 million tons of plastic enter the oceans every year. As most types of plastics are not biodegradable, the waste remains in the oceans for years or even decades. With an estimated 1% of the plastic staying afloat on the ocean surface, the bulk is drifting...

Urgent 2020 deadline: Fulfilling the duty of national governments to conserve and sustainably use the biological diversity of the high seas and deep seabed

by OceanCare | 09/09/2019 | News

From 19 to 30 August the nations of the world met at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the intergovernmental conference to negotiate a new international legally-binding agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and...

High-level Symposium on Underwater Noise

by OceanCare | 03/09/2019 | News

The International Symposium of the Jens-Peter und Betsy Schlüter-Foundation for Shipping and Environment Protection will take place on 10th of September 2019 in Hamburg. Experts from international organization and academic institutions will report on ocean noise and...

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