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International Whaling Commission – Reflections on the Historic Meeting
Read nowIWC
Press releaseSep 27, 2024
IWC meeting strengthens whaling moratorium
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation IWC Whales
Story
Because Our Planet Is Blue: Pristine Ocean vs. Harmful Human Activities
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue
NewsSep 24, 2024
Commercial Whaling: Fallen Out of Time
Read nowIWC Whales
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Cacería de Ballenas: Moratoria de la CBI para Proteger a las Cetáceos – Resumen (2024)
Read nowIWC Whales
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Whaling: IWC’s Moratorium to Protect Cetaceans – Briefing (2024)
Read nowIWC Whales
Press releaseSep 20, 2024
OceanCare will defend global efforts to protect whales at pivotal IWC meeting in Peru
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation IWC Whales
NewsSep 09, 2024
Yet more white-sided dolphins killed in the Faroe Islands
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Dolphins Faroe Islands
NewsSep 06, 2024
Suggestion that the International Whaling Commission should be closed down is ill-informed nonsense
Read nowIWC Whales
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Cacería de ballenas: Comisión Ballenera Internacional de vital importancia – NGO Rebuttal (2024)
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Whaling: International Whaling Commission Remains Vitally Important – NGO Rebuttal (2024)
Read now
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Boiling Point: The Mediterranean’s Unprecedented Heat Is a Warning We Can’t Ignore
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Climate Change
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Leaving the Fossil Fuels Era Behind
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Featured Underwater Noise Pollution
NewsAug 15, 2024
First Greek Shipping Company Changes Sea Routes in the Hellenic Trench
Read nowCollisions Shipping
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Collision Risk: Slowing Down to Protect Endangered Whales!
Read nowCollisions Featured Shipping
NewsAug 12, 2024
La Sexta: Slow down to save the sperm whales
Read nowCollisions Shipping Whales
Story
The Silent Scream of the Deep: How Deep-Sea Mining Threatens the Ocean
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Deep-Sea Mining
NewsAug 06, 2024
Pivotal shift at the ISA: Nations rally for deep-sea mining moratorium
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining
NewsAug 02, 2024
Japan: First Fin Whale Killed in Commercial Whaling
Read nowIWC Whales
Press releaseJul 31, 2024
OceanCare Welcomes Austrian Opposition to Deep-Sea Mining
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Deep-Sea Mining
NewsJul 30, 2024
Tragic Loss of Sperm Whale Julio Highlights Need for Strict Speed Limits 
Read nowCollisions Whales
Press releaseJul 26, 2024
Deep-Sea Mining: ISA Meeting is Urged to Put Environment and Climate First
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Deep-Sea Mining
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Shipping: Analysis of maritime traffic in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea for 2023 – Infographs (2024)
Read nowCollisions Shipping
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Tráfico Marítimo: Análisis del tráfico marítimo en el Mediterráneo noroccidental durante 2023 – Infografías (2024)
Read nowCollisions Shipping
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Tráfico Marítimo: Reducción de velocidad en el Corredor de Migración de Cetáceos – Folleto (2024)
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Collisions Marine Protected Areas
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Shipping: Speed Reduction in the Cetacean Migration Corridor – Factsheet (2024)
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Collisions Marine Protected Areas
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New Study Underlines Cruelty of the Faroes Pilot Whale Hunt
Read nowFaroe Islands Whales
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Tráfico Marítimo: Reducción de velocidad en el Corredor de Migración de Cetáceos – Información general (2024)
Read nowShipping Whales
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Shipping: Speed Reduction in the Cetacean Migration Corridor – Background Information (2024)
Read nowShipping Whales
Press releaseJul 23, 2024
New Report Exposes Acute Welfare Issues in Faroe Pilot Whale Hunt
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Dolphins Faroe Islands
NewsJul 10, 2024
Conference: Ship speed reduction to protect large whales in the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor
Read nowCollisions Shipping Whales
Press releaseJul 08, 2024
Limiting ship speed is necessary to prevent extinction of great whales in the North-Western Mediterranean
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Collisions Shipping
NewsJun 27, 2024
Whaling Update: When International Regulation Gets Ignored
Read nowIWC Whales
Story
Watching Marine Wildlife with Kindness
Read nowTips
Publication
Oceans – Sustainable Food: UNCLOS ICP – Submission (2024)
Read nowBottom Trawling Climate Change Fisheries
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Oceans – Food Security: UNCLOS ICP – Opening Statement (2024)
Read nowBottom Trawling Climate Change Fisheries
Press releaseJun 19, 2024
SAvE Whales: Implementation agreement with Greece signed
Read nowCollisions Whales
NewsJun 13, 2024
Disposable E-Cigarettes: A Problem That Should Not Have Been
Read nowChemical Pollution Plastic Pollution
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Pollution: E-Cigarettes – Factsheet (2024)
Read nowChemical Pollution Plastic Pollution
Press releaseJun 11, 2024
Iceland’s decision to issue new whale killing quota condemned by conservation experts
Read nowIWC Whales
Press releaseJun 11, 2024
Japan Announces Whaling Expansion: Death Sentence for North Pacific Fin Whales
Read nowIWC Whales
Press releaseJun 10, 2024
Because Our Planet Is Blue – international initiative launched
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Climate Change Petitions
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Fin Whales Back in the Harpooner’s Sights Across the World
Read nowFeatured IWC Whales
Story
Destructive Fishing Practices must be banned
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Featured Fisheries
NewsMay 28, 2024
New recommendations released concerning the orca population that has been damaging boats
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation
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Pollution: Cigarette Butts – Factsheet (2024)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseMay 21, 2024
International Court: States have legal duty to restore and protect marine habitats
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Climate Change International Cooperation
NewsMay 14, 2024
Gibraltar orca attack not deliberate or act of revenge
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Orca
Press releaseMay 09, 2024
OceanCare appalled by Japan’s plans to add fin whales to its North Pacific whale hunt
Read nowWhales
NewsMay 09, 2024
Faroe Islands – First Whale Hunt of the Year – 40 reported killed
Read nowFaroe Islands Whales
NewsMay 07, 2024
Climeworks’ “Mammoth” vacuum cleaner is not a solution to the climate crisis
Read nowClimate Change Underwater Noise Pollution
Press releaseApr 30, 2024
Effective global Plastics Treaty is possible, but ambitions must be raised
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Plastic Pollution
Press releaseApr 30, 2024
UN member states urged to tackle plastics crisis at heart in new global treaty
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
NewsApr 25, 2024
Climate change: a serious problem for breeding seals in Europe
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Climate Change Seals
Publication
Climate Change: Serious Problem for Breeding Seals in Europe – Infographic (2024)
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Climate Change Seals
Press releaseApr 22, 2024
OceanCare urges UN governments to show ambition at crucial negotiating meeting on global Plastics Treaty
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Plastic Pollution
NewsApr 18, 2024
International conference calls for urgent action to tackle harbour porpoise bycatch in Europe
Read nowAnimal and Species 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 nowAnimal and Species Conservation Because Our Planet Is Blue Collisions
NewsMar 26, 2024
Restoring nature to heal our planet – OceanCare calls on the EU to pass key legislation now
Read nowClimate Change European Union
Story
Mass Coral Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, Again
Read nowClimate Change
Press releaseFeb 29, 2024
Debate at UN environmental summit highlights need for global ban on solar geoengineering
Read nowClimate Change
NewsFeb 29, 2024
New Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) identified in the Northeast Atlantic
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation
Press releaseFeb 26, 2024
Protecting marine ecosystems and geoengineering Pandora’s box on the agenda of UN environment ministers
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue
NewsFeb 19, 2024
OceanCare at Fish Forum 2024 to highlight marine pollution from fishing gear
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Plastic Pollution
Story
Conference of the Parties (CoP14) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS): a personal view
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation CMS / Bonn Convention Deep-Sea Mining
Press releaseFeb 17, 2024
UN body issues warning on ecological risks of deep-sea mining
Read nowCMS / Bonn Convention Deep-Sea Mining
NewsFeb 12, 2024
A Chance for Protecting Biodiversity – OceanCare’s Opening Statement at the COP14 of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Aquatic Wildmeat Marine Protected Areas
Press releaseFeb 12, 2024
A wake-up call from the UN: Conservation status of many migratory species is deteriorating
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Aquatic Wildmeat CMS / Bonn Convention
Press releaseFeb 07, 2024
UN meeting in Uzbekistan to find solutions for endangered migratory species
Read nowAquatic Wildmeat
Press releaseFeb 01, 2024
New study: Urgent science-based conservation action needed for Adriatic whales and dolphins
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Because Our Planet Is Blue Dolphins
Story
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
Read nowInternational Cooperation
NewsJan 18, 2024
Out of habitat beluga spotted in Shetland
Read nowOut of Habitat
NewsDec 22, 2023
OceanCare Comments on the Results of the Climate Change Conference – COP28
Read nowClimate Change
Press releaseDec 04, 2023
Call for a Carbon Budget for the Mediterranean Region
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Climate Change
Story
The Right Way to Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target?
Read nowClimate Change
NewsNov 23, 2023
Agreement reached on revised EU environmental crime law to protect the environment
Read nowInternational Cooperation
Press releaseNov 19, 2023
Plastics Treaty Negotiations: Effective Instrument to Stem the Plastic Tide Remains within Reach
Read nowPlastic Pollution
NewsNov 16, 2023
Plastics Treaty: INC-3 Underway in Nairobi – Update on Cleanup Matters
Read nowInternational Cooperation Plastic Pollution
NewsNov 14, 2023
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean: OceanCare reports on Activities
Read nowFish International Cooperation
NewsNov 14, 2023
A glimmer of hope for European Union’s Nature to recover
Read nowInternational Cooperation Marine Protected Areas
NewsNov 13, 2023
Growing support for a moratorium on deep-sea mining
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining
Publication
Plastic Pollution: Clean-ups or Clean-washing? – Report EIA/OceanCare (2023)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseNov 06, 2023
Clean-Ups or Clean-Washing? Plastic Clean-Up Tech not all it seems on the Surface
Read nowPlastic Pollution
NewsOct 24, 2023
Important Marine Mammal Areas: 72% of the Ocean examined
Read nowIUCN Marine Protected Areas
NewsOct 05, 2023
Time has come for EU Member States to phase-out bottom trawling
Read nowBottom Trawling Fish Fisheries
NewsOct 03, 2023
Iceland’s whaling season ends – 24 whales caught in 24 days
Read nowIWC Whales
Publication
Whaling: Unravelling the Truth, Whale killing in the Faroe Islands – Report (2023)
Read nowFaroe Islands
NewsSep 28, 2023
CMS Marine Megafauna Week: Protecting Marine Wildlife in the West African Region
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Aquatic Wildmeat
Story
A summer of turtles in Spain, with many new nesting sites identified
Read nowAnimal Rescue Sea Turtles
Story
The Iceland Whaling Saga continues
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation IWC Whales
Press releaseSep 25, 2023
New Report Debunks Claims of Whale and Dolphin Hunters in Faroe Islands
Read nowFaroe Islands
Press releaseSep 20, 2023
High Seas Alliance applauds countries joining the High Seas Treaty ‘Race for Ratification’
Read nowBBNJ
Press releaseSep 15, 2023
International recognition of iconic whale and dolphin paradises of the South American Atlantic coast
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation IUCN
NewsSep 12, 2023
Vaquita Extinction Alert: Podcast
Read nowVaquita
Press releaseAug 31, 2023
Harpoons to be fired again as Iceland resumes its fin whale hunt
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation IWC Whales
NewsAug 25, 2023
Experts speak out on misrepresentation of Iberian orca attacks on vessels
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Dolphins Orca
Publication
Spain: Iberian Orcas and their Interaction with Boats – Open Letter (2023)
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Dolphins Orca
Press releaseAug 19, 2023
Sailors shoot at critically endangered Orcas in Spanish waters
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Orca Whales
Story
Uncharted waters: what do the recent record marine heatwaves mean for the oceans?
Read nowClimate Change
Press releaseAug 07, 2023
Vaquita Extinction Alert. Just 10 animals remain.
Read nowVaquita
Story
Cigarette Butts: Toxic Plastic Pollution from Cradle to Grave
Read nowChemical Pollution Petitions Plastic Pollution
NewsAug 01, 2023
NO green light for deep-sea mining! Ocean champion countries stand firm.
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Deep-Sea Mining International Cooperation
NewsJul 29, 2023
French shipping company CMA CGM moves shipping routes out of important whale habitat
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Collisions Shipping
NewsJul 27, 2023
Mass pilot whale strandings at opposite ends of the world cause great concern
Read nowWhales
Story
Holidaying by the Mediterranean? Be aware of these fishes.
Read nowClimate Change Tips
NewsJul 24, 2023
A short breath of relief for the deep sea – but how long will it last?
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining International Cooperation
Press releaseJul 17, 2023
Governments meet at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to decide fate of the deep-sea
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Deep-Sea Mining International Cooperation
NewsJul 12, 2023
OceanCare reaction to the vote on the NRL in the plenary of the European Parliament today
Read nowOceanCare
Publication
Tourism: Treating Marine Wildlife with Respect – Infosheet (2023)
Read nowDolphins Seals Whales
Story
Iberian Orcas Interacting with Boats: A statement from OceanCare
Read nowDolphins Orca Tips
NewsJul 09, 2023
Governments meet at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to decide fate of the deep-sea
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining
Press releaseJul 07, 2023
More shadows than lights at crucial IMO meeting
Read nowClimate Change Collisions Shipping
Press releaseJul 06, 2023
NEWS from the IMO in London: NW-Mediterranean declared as PSSA to protect endangered whales from ship strikes!
Read nowCollisions Shipping Whales
NewsJun 29, 2023
Important new UK government report on marine mammals published
Read nowDolphins Seals Whales
Press releaseJun 28, 2023
OceanCare welcomes Switzerland’s positioning for a moratorium on deep-sea mining
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Deep-Sea Mining
Press releaseJun 28, 2023
Global pressure on IMO to take key decisions on decarbonisation of shipping and to protect whales from strikes
Read nowClimate Change Collisions Shipping
NewsJun 21, 2023
Good news: Iceland’s whaling has been dramatically halted
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Whales
Press releaseJun 19, 2023
High Seas Alliance applauds adoption of High Seas Treaty and calls for swift ratification
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Marine Protected Areas
NewsJun 16, 2023
Two very large kills of pilot whales have just occurred in the Faroe Islands
Read nowFaroe Islands
NewsJun 13, 2023
Faroe Islanders tool-up to kill more dolphins
Read nowFaroe Islands
NewsJun 13, 2023
Whale research project in Norway kills whale
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Whales
NewsJun 13, 2023
The father of whale song passes away: saluting our friend, Dr Roger Payne
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Whales
Publication
Ocean Noise: Noise Mitigation (BAT/BEP) – Report CMS/OceanCare (2023)
Read nowCMS / Bonn Convention International Cooperation Shipping
Press releaseJun 08, 2023
Three industrial sectors have the tools to quieten the ocean
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue International Cooperation Shipping
Publication
Marine Conservation: UNCLOS ICP23 – OceanCare Statement (2023)
Read nowInternational Cooperation
Story
Have you heard about walrus ivory?
Read nowSeals
Press releaseJun 02, 2023
With only half of the week spent on substantive discussion, treaty negotiations end with lackluster outcomes
Read nowInternational Cooperation Plastic Pollution
Story
High Seas Treaty (UNCLOS BBNJ)
Read nowBBNJ International Cooperation
NewsJun 01, 2023
Relevance of the BBNJ Agreement for Plastic Pollution
Read nowBBNJ International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
Press releaseJun 01, 2023
Major Danish shipping company strives for a brighter future for endangered sperm whales in Greek waters
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Collisions Shipping
Publication
Plastic Pollution: BBNJ Agreement – OceanCare Briefing (2023)
Read nowBBNJ International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
Publication
Pollution Plastique: Untangled, Pollution & Engins de pêche – Briefing FRA court (2023)
Read nowFish Plastic Pollution
Publication
Contaminación Plástica: Untangled, Plásticos & Aparejos de pesca – Briefing ESP corto (2023)
Read nowFish Plastic Pollution
NewsMay 30, 2023
Tribute to Gianni Pavan – a passionate and committed conservation scientist
Read now
NewsMay 25, 2023
Untangled: Plastics Treaty Critical Role in Tackling Fishing Gear
Read nowFish International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
Publication
Plastic Pollution: Untangled, Plastic Treaty & Fishing Gear – Briefing (2023)
Read nowFish International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
Publication
Plastic Pollution: Untangled, Plastic Treaty & Fishing Gear – Briefing short (2023)
Read nowFish Plastic Pollution
Press releaseMay 17, 2023
French Shipowners Association calling on Members helping to protect endangered whales
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Collisions Shipping
NewsMay 17, 2023
A sculpture in memory of Freya the walrus
Read nowOut of Habitat
Story
Icelandic Veterinary Authorities Speak Out Strongly on the Cruelty of Whaling
Read nowWhales
NewsMar 30, 2023
Out of Habitat marine mammals report
Read nowOut of Habitat
NewsMar 23, 2023
Climate Change – the Final Warning!
Read nowClimate Change International Cooperation
Story
Research Expeditions in the Spanish Mediterranean
Read nowResearch Expeditions
NewsMar 05, 2023
New scientific paper emphasizes the major welfare concerns related to boat strikes on whales
Read nowCollisions Shipping Whales
Press releaseMar 05, 2023
High Seas Treaty: New Treaty agreed to protect half the planet but formal adoption still required
Read nowInternational Cooperation Marine Protected Areas
NewsFeb 28, 2023
Highly unusual beaked whale strandings in Cyprus caused by naval exercises
Read nowUnderwater Noise Pollution Whales
NewsFeb 24, 2023
Scientists warn: Noise from deep-sea mining would threaten whales
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Deep-Sea Mining Underwater Noise Pollution
NewsFeb 19, 2023
Major Shipping Company slows down to protect Whales
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Collisions Shipping
Publication
Plastic Pollution: International Whaling Commission and Plastics – Briefing (2022)
Read nowInternational Cooperation IWC Plastic Pollution
NewsFeb 13, 2023
New study confirms ocean noise reduction from shipping when reducing vessel speed
Read nowShipping Underwater Noise Pollution
NewsFeb 07, 2023
Report sheds new light on welfare concerns in the Faroes whale and dolphin hunts
Read nowFaroe Islands
NewsJan 29, 2023
New evidence published that European baleen whales may be shifting northwards as a response to climate change
Read nowClimate Change Whales
NewsJan 23, 2023
Japan threatens to expand its whaling
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Whales
Story
The whaling scene in ‘Avatar-the way of water’ compared with real whale hunting
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Whales
Story
From a laggard to a leader: Switzerland needs to become a plastics champion
Read nowI Care Plastic Pollution
Publication
Plastic Pollution: Plastics in Switzerland – Factsheet (2023)
Read nowI Care Plastic Pollution
Press releaseJan 09, 2023
Europe’s laggard – Switzerland cannot recycle its way out of its plastic problem
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseDec 15, 2022
IMO regulates shipping in the NW Mediterranean to protect endangered whales
Read nowCollisions Shipping Whales
NewsDec 05, 2022
Farewell to a whale champion
Read nowOceanCare
NewsDec 05, 2022
First Global Plastics Treaty Intergovernmental Meeting Concludes With a Mix of High and Low Points
Read nowInternational Cooperation Plastic Pollution
Press releaseDec 05, 2022
The Mediterranean and Black Seas are not a safe place for whales and dolphins
Read nowCollisions Whales
Press releaseNov 28, 2022
High-risk collision hotspots in the Mediterranean Sea: Urgent measures required to save whales from vanishing
Read nowCollisions International Cooperation Shipping
Story
International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
Read nowInternational Cooperation Shipping
Story
Deep-sea Mining: The noise hazard is increasing
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining Underwater Noise Pollution
Story
Underwater noise: Milestones on the way to quieter oceans
Read nowUnderwater Noise Pollution
Story
Who pollutes the ocean with noise?
Read nowUnderwater Noise Pollution
Story
OceanCare’s call to reduce ocean noise
Read nowUnderwater Noise Pollution
Story
The impacts of underwater noise on marine life
Read nowUnderwater Noise Pollution Whales
NewsNov 20, 2022
COP27: A Missed Opportunity also for the Mediterranean Basin
Read nowInternational Cooperation Underwater Noise Pollution
Story
Will «Moby Dick» disappear from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea?
Read nowCollisions Whales
Story
Climate Giants – How whales help to fight climate change
Read nowClimate Change Whales
Press releaseNov 06, 2022
COP27 host Egypt intensively searching for oil and gas in the ocean
Read nowInternational Cooperation Underwater Noise Pollution
Publication
Ocean Noise: UN Ocean Conference – Joint Statement (2022)
Read nowInternational Cooperation Underwater Noise Pollution
Story
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (FAO/GFCM)
Read nowFish International Cooperation
Press releaseOct 31, 2022
Switzerland has a plastic problem, and the majority of the Swiss population wants binding laws now
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Story
Outrage at the meeting of the International Whaling Commission
Read nowIWC
Story
International Whaling Commission (IWC)
Read nowInternational Cooperation IWC Whales
Publication
Ocean Noise: Ocean Noise and the SDGs – Briefing (2022)
Read nowInternational Cooperation Underwater Noise Pollution
Publication
Whaling: Whaling and the SDGs – Briefing (2022)
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation International Cooperation IWC
Story
Ship strikes: The urgent need to slow down vessels
Read nowCollisions Shipping Whales
Press releaseOct 25, 2022
IFAW REPORT: Economic analysis of impacts of vessel speed reduction in European waters
Read nowCollisions Shipping Underwater Noise Pollution
NewsOct 21, 2022
OceanCare Statement on debate about and in Antigua and Barbuda
Read nowInternational Cooperation IWC Whales
Press releaseOct 21, 2022
IWC keeps moratorium in place and takes timid step towards a more conservation agenda
Read nowInternational Cooperation IWC
Press releaseOct 17, 2022
Despite leaving, Japan still pulls the strings within Whaling Commission
Read nowInternational Cooperation IWC Whales
Press releaseOct 13, 2022
Pro-whaling nations threaten the demise of the IWC by pushing to resume commercial whaling
Read nowInternational Cooperation IWC
Story
When the walrus comes knocking: a reflection on Wally and other out-of-habitat marine mammals
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation Out of Habitat Seals
Story
Hope for blue whales off Sri Lanka
Read nowCollisions Shipping Whales
Story
SAvE Whales: Successful high-tech project to protect sperm whales
Read nowFeatured Collisions Whales
Story
Research expedition: Protecting Dolphins in Greece
Read nowResearch Expeditions
NewsSep 08, 2022
Positive news from South Africa
Read nowUnderwater Noise Pollution
Press releaseSep 08, 2022
Major shipping company shifts lanes to help save Sri Lankan blue whales
Read nowCollisions Shipping Whales
Story
Creating winds of change: 30 years of campaigning on Faroe Islands whale & dolphin hunts
Read nowDolphins Faroe Islands Whales
NewsAug 15, 2022
Norwegian Prime Minister supports killing Freya the friendly walrus
Read nowOut of Habitat
Story
Tips for whale and dolphin tourism
Read nowDolphins Tips Whales
Press releaseAug 11, 2022
We need an «environmental TUV certification» for the high seas!
Read nowBBNJ International Cooperation Marine Protected Areas
Press releaseJul 29, 2022
Faroe Islanders kill some 100 bottlenose dolphins in a single cruel hunt
Read nowFaroe Islands
NewsJul 25, 2022
Intense discussions over Deep-Sea Mining
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining International Cooperation
NewsJul 19, 2022
40th anniversary of global ban on commercial whaling celebrated
Read nowInternational Cooperation Whales
NewsJul 18, 2022
Iceland and the Faroe Islands continue to kill cetaceans
Read nowFaroe Islands
Press releaseJul 11, 2022
Faroese Fisheries Council proposes to continue dolphin slaughter
Read nowFaroe Islands
Story
Tips on how to protect the sea during your holidays
Read nowFeatured Tips
Story
Research expeditions and volunteer programmes in the Maldives
Read nowResearch Expeditions
Story
A seal in pain
Read nowSeals
Press releaseJul 01, 2022
Second UN Ocean Conference: Outcome
Read nowInternational Cooperation
Press releaseJun 24, 2022
UN Ocean Conference: On Track to Fail SDG14 – Life Below Water
Read nowInternational Cooperation Marine Protected Areas
NewsJun 24, 2022
Iceland kills first fin whale in four years
Read nowWhales
Press releaseJun 21, 2022
German shipping association recommends re-routing ships to save endangered whales
Read nowCollisions Shipping
NewsJun 18, 2022
Whaling in Iceland imminent despite new evidence of public concern
Read nowWhales
Press releaseMay 30, 2022
Successful high-tech project to protect the last sperm whales in the Mediterranean Sea
Read nowAnimal Rescue Whales
NewsMay 25, 2022
Some one hundred whales killed in the Faroe Islands in the second hunt of the year
Read nowFaroe Islands
Publication
Áreas Marinas Protegidas: AMP en Argentina y Distribución de Cetáceos – Informe ESP (2022)
Read nowDolphins IWC Marine Protected Areas
Publication
Marine Protected Areas: MPA in Argentina and Cetacean Distribution – Report (2022)
Read nowDolphins Marine Protected Areas Whales
Story
International Seabed Authority (ISA)
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining International Cooperation
Story
When night becomes day: A newly recognized problem
Read nowAnimal and Species Conservation
Story
Deep-sea mining: Moratorium against impending destructive exploitation
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining
Story
Deep-sea species: Biodiversity under extreme conditions
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining
Story
Energy revolution: Metals instead of oil and gas from the sea?
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining
Story
Deep-sea mining: Fatal consequences for marine life
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining
Press releaseMay 08, 2022
Faroe Islands: 60 pilot whales killed in first hunt of the year
Read nowFaroe Islands
Story
Plastic: Harmful throughout entire Life Cycle
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseApr 27, 2022
Noise Awareness Day: Ocean noise poses a threat to marine life
Read nowUnderwater Noise Pollution
Story
Warning: Plastic can endanger your health
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Story
Microplastics: Barely visible, yet anything but harmless
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Story
«Strip us!»: Freeing fruit and vegetables from plastic
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Story
Reusable masks: Keeping us and the environment healthy
Read nowPlastic Pollution
NewsApr 25, 2022
Icelandic Whalers push to turn the tide to continue whaling
Read nowWhales
Story
Plastic in human blood – How much more proof do we need before we act?
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Publication
Climate Change: Out of Habitat, Marine Mammals II – Report (2022)
Read nowOut of Habitat
Press releaseMar 23, 2022
Iceland looks set to resume whaling again
Read nowWhales
NewsMar 18, 2022
UN High Seas Treaty: Progress but not there yet
Read nowBBNJ International Cooperation
NewsMar 16, 2022
Japanese police investigate mercury in dolphin meat
Read nowDolphins
NewsMar 16, 2022
Totoaba trade decision heavily criticised because of its likely impact on the critically endangered vaquita porpoise
Read nowFish Vaquita
Press releaseMar 10, 2022
Update on Greece: Oil exploration linked to stranding of protected whales off Corfu
Read nowUnderwater Noise Pollution Whales
NewsMar 09, 2022
Environmental Multilateralism At Work: Final Round of UN High Seas Treaty Negotiations
Read nowBBNJ
NewsMar 07, 2022
Spanish Mediterranean regions urge government to protect Cetaceans
Read nowCollisions Shipping Underwater Noise Pollution
Press releaseMar 02, 2022
UNEA 5.2: Major Step Toward A Comprehensive Plastics Treaty
Read nowInternational Cooperation Plastic Pollution
Press releaseFeb 28, 2022
OceanCare on IPCC report: Marine conservation is climate protection
Read nowClimate Change International Cooperation
NewsFeb 22, 2022
The GFCM teams up with OceanCare to protect the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
Read nowInternational Cooperation
NewsFeb 22, 2022
Mistake of Historic Proportion: Cook Islands approves seabed minerals exploration licenses
Read nowDeep-Sea Mining
Press releaseFeb 20, 2022
Greece: Oil exploration linked to stranding of protected whales off Corfu
Read nowUnderwater Noise Pollution Whales
NewsFeb 16, 2022
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