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Species Conservation
NewsApr 15, 2025
Iceland’s Whaling Company Pauses Whaling – But There Is No Change of Heart From The Government
Read nowSpecies Conservation Whale Hunting Whales
NewsApr 09, 2025
Seals and storms: The hidden threat of climate change on seal pups
Read nowAnimal Rescue Seals Species Conservation
NewsMar 26, 2025
Out of Habitat: Why are marine mammals being found far from home more often?
Read nowOut of Habitat Species Conservation
NewsFeb 13, 2025
Scientists Map Essential Habitats for Threatened Whales in Northwest Atlantic and Caribbean
Read nowSpecies Conservation Whales
Press releaseSep 27, 2024
IWC meeting strengthens whaling moratorium
Read nowIWC Species Conservation Whales
Press releaseSep 20, 2024
OceanCare will defend global efforts to protect whales at pivotal IWC meeting in Peru
Read nowIWC Species Conservation Whales
NewsSep 09, 2024
Yet more white-sided dolphins killed in the Faroe Islands
Read nowDolphins Faroe Islands Species Conservation
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Tráfico Marítimo: Reducción de velocidad en el Corredor de Migración de Cetáceos – Folleto (2024)
Read nowCollisions Marine Protected Areas Species Conservation
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Shipping: Speed Reduction in the Cetacean Migration Corridor – Factsheet (2024)
Read nowCollisions Marine Protected Areas Species Conservation
Press releaseJul 23, 2024
New Report Exposes Acute Welfare Issues in Faroe Pilot Whale Hunt
Read nowDolphins Faroe Islands Species Conservation
NewsMay 28, 2024
New recommendations released concerning the orca population that has been damaging boats
Read nowSpecies Conservation
NewsMay 14, 2024
Gibraltar orca attack not deliberate or act of revenge
Read nowOrcas Species Conservation
NewsApr 25, 2024
Climate change: a serious problem for breeding seals in Europe
Read nowClimate Change Seals Species Conservation
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Climate Change: Serious Problem for Breeding Seals in Europe – Infographic (2024)
Read nowClimate Change Seals Species Conservation
NewsApr 18, 2024
International conference calls for urgent action to tackle harbour porpoise bycatch in Europe
Read nowSpecies Conservation
Press releaseApr 17, 2024
Scientists, civil society and Greek government to deploy technology to prevent ship strikes on sperm whales in the Kythera strait
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Collisions Shipping
NewsFeb 29, 2024
New Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) identified in the Northeast Atlantic
Read nowSpecies Conservation
Story
Conference of the Parties (CoP14) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS): a personal view
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining Species Conservation
Press releaseFeb 17, 2024
UN body issues warning on ecological risks of deep-sea mining
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining Species Conservation
NewsFeb 12, 2024
A Chance for Protecting Biodiversity – OceanCare’s Opening Statement at the COP14 of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Read nowAquatic Wild Meat Marine Protected Areas Species Conservation
Press releaseFeb 12, 2024
A wake-up call from the UN: Conservation status of many migratory species is deteriorating
Read nowAquatic Wild Meat Species Conservation
Press releaseFeb 07, 2024
UN meeting in Uzbekistan to find solutions for endangered migratory species
Read nowAquatic Wild Meat Species Conservation
Press releaseFeb 01, 2024
New study: Urgent science-based conservation action needed for Adriatic whales and dolphins
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Dolphins Species Conservation
NewsSep 28, 2023
CMS Marine Megafauna Week: Protecting Marine Wildlife in the West African Region
Read nowAquatic Wild Meat Species Conservation
Story
The Iceland Whaling Saga continues
Read nowIWC Species Conservation Whales
Press releaseSep 25, 2023
New Report Debunks Claims of Whale and Dolphin Hunters in Faroe Islands
Read nowDolphins Faroe Islands Species Conservation
Press releaseSep 15, 2023
International recognition of iconic whale and dolphin paradises of the South American Atlantic coast
Read nowIUCN Species Conservation
NewsAug 25, 2023
Experts speak out on misrepresentation of Iberian orca attacks on vessels
Read nowDolphins Orcas Species Conservation
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Spain: Iberian Orcas and their Interaction with Boats – Open Letter (2023)
Read nowDolphins Orcas Species Conservation
Press releaseAug 19, 2023
Sailors shoot at critically endangered Orcas in Spanish waters
Read nowOrcas Species Conservation Whales
Press releaseAug 07, 2023
Vaquita Extinction Alert. Just 10 animals remain.
Read nowSpecies Conservation Vaquita
NewsJun 21, 2023
Good news: Iceland’s whaling has been dramatically halted
Read nowSpecies Conservation Whales
NewsJun 13, 2023
Whale research project in Norway kills whale
Read nowSpecies Conservation Whales
NewsJun 13, 2023
The father of whale song passes away: saluting our friend, Dr Roger Payne
Read nowSpecies Conservation Whales
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Ocean Noise: Noise Mitigation (BAT/BEP) – Report CMS/OceanCare (2023)
Read nowInternational Cooperation Shipping Species Conservation
NewsJan 23, 2023
Japan threatens to expand its whaling
Read nowSpecies Conservation Whales
Story
The whaling scene in ‘Avatar-the way of water’ compared with real whale hunting
Read nowSpecies Conservation Whales
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Whaling: Whaling and the SDGs – Briefing (2022)
Read nowInternational Cooperation IWC Species Conservation
Story
When the walrus comes knocking: a reflection on Wally and other out-of-habitat marine mammals
Read nowOut of Habitat Seals Species Conservation
Story
When night becomes day: A newly recognized problem
Read nowSpecies Conservation
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Faroe Islands: Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins in the NE Atlantic – Report (2021)
Read nowDolphins Faroe Islands Species Conservation
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Vaquita – losing the struggle for survival
Read nowSpecies Conservation Vaquita Whales
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Whaling: A 50-Year-Vision for the IWC – Briefing (2021)
Read nowInternational Cooperation IWC Species Conservation
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Species Conservation: CMS and its NGO Partners – Report (2019)
Read nowInternational Cooperation Species Conservation
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Peru: Dolphin Hunting and Shark Fishing – Infograph (2018)
Read nowDolphins Sharks Species Conservation
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Polar Bears: Trophy Hunting – Factsheet (2016)
Read nowPolar Bears Species Conservation
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Peru: Dolphin Hunting and Shark Fishing – Factsheet (2016)
Read nowDolphins Sharks Species Conservation
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Statutes of OceanCare
Read nowOceanCare Species Conservation