About OceanCare
OceanCare is committed to marine wildlife protection. Since 2011 with Special Consultative Status on marine issues with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
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Undercover on a shark fishing boat
The Pacific Coast of Peru is one of the most biodiverse places in the whole world. But beneath the beautiful surface, lays a dark secret. Dolphins die for shark bait. This is cruel, illegal and unheard of in the rest of the world. An environmental activist spent weeks undercover on a shark fishing boat to film and expose this cruel practise, so You could put an end to it.
Petitions
No sharks for “Shark City”
There are plans to construct a shark adventure aquarium in Pfungstadt, a town in south-western Germany. Sign our petition to the mayor and the city council of Pfungstadt and help us protect sharks from being subjected to a sad existence in an aquarium.
Appeal to protect Antarctica
The seas around Antarctica are the most untouched ocean environment left on Earth. They are home to almost ten thousand different animal species. But humankind is encroaching even upon these remote areas, posing a number of threats.
UN Oceans Conference concludes with call to take action
Wädenswil/New York, 9 June 2017. The United Nations’ five-day conference on marine conservation in New York concluded with a Call for Action. This declaration was agreed upon unanimously by the country representatives, including a range of head of states and...
read moreOceanCare’s World Oceans Day Commitments to #SaveOurOcean. What are yours?
Wädenswil/Switzerland, 8th June 2017. The theme of today’s World Oceans Day is ‘Our Oceans, Our Future’. The ocean plays a vital role in all our lives, providing us with oxygen, food, livelihoods and recreation and helps to control earth’s temperature and weather....
read moreSharks need our help just as much as the panda
If you came across a dog on the street, its limbs cut off, slowly bleeding to death- would you walk away? Would you turn a blind eye and tell yourself that creature deserved it? Most people would be outraged. There would be protests, calls to the police. People would...
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