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2020 rapidly approaching: pressure rises on governments to protect the High Seas

by OceanCare | 19/08/2019 | News

2020 rapidly approaching: pressure rises on governments to protect the High Seas New York, 19th August 2019: From Monday 19th of August, the United Nations headquarters in New York will host the Third (and penultimate) Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC)...

OceanCare alarmed by increasing number of dolphin and sperm whale deaths in the western Mediterranean Sea

by OceanCare | 15/08/2019 | News

In the last eight months, more than 30 dolphins and 20 sperm whales have been found dead along the coasts of the western Mediterranean, most of them between Sicily and Tuscany. This means that the number of deaths already exceeds the ones in the entire year 2018. The...

OceanCare-30 Anniversary

by OceanCare | 25/07/2019 | News

In 1989, during a dive off the Maldives, Sigrid Lüber had a life-changing encounter with a group of dolphins. This awe-inspiring moment created the catalyst for OceanCare. Supported by thousands of donors, volunteers and like-minded partners, the organisation works at...

Groups call on the European Commission to take action over huge number of cetacean deaths.

by OceanCare | 11/07/2019 | News

Thousands of dolphins, porpoises and whales die in European waters, due to accidental capture in fisheries nets (bycatch). Today 22 environmental NGOs [1], led by Seas At Risk, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, ClientEarth and Coalition Clean Baltic, jointly called on...

Science itself does not justify negative impacts on marine life.

by OceanCare | 18/06/2019 | News

On Friday, 14th June 2019, delegates to the 20th meeting of the United Nations Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP20) completed their work. During the weeklong deliberations at the UN Headquarter in New York on the theme...

Against the Zeitgeist: Remaining optimistic for a treaty for the environment despite a weak Working Group outcome

by OceanCare | 27/05/2019 | News

On 23rd of May 2019 the third and final session of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group established by General Assembly resolution 72/277 “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment” concluded its work. Following its consideration of the possible gaps in international...

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