OceanCare News
OceanCare information video on shark and dolphin hunting in Peru reaches more than 200,000 people
Wädenswil, 20 July 2017. By the end of June, Swiss marine conservation organisation OceanCare published a short video on shark and dolphin hunting in Peru on YouTube. Since then, more than 200,000 people watched this video. In addition to many viewers from...
read moreUN 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 moreUN Conference “Our Oceans, Our Future”…Our Challenge
OceanCare to participate in critical UN conference to determine the future of our oceans Wädenswil/Switzerland, 1stJune 2017. All next week, coinciding with World Oceans Day on the 8th June, OceanCare will be joining governments, United Nation’s agencies, the...
read moreAirlines Servicing Iceland Urged to Stop Promotion of Whale Products
Wädenswil, Switzerland, Wednesday 31st May, 2017. Animal protection and conservation groups in Europe are calling on European airlines that offer flights to Iceland, a popular whale-watching destination, to urge passengers to stop buying whale products while...
read moreShipping Noise: new data, clear recommendations
Underwater noise pollution from ships is a chronic, global stressor impacting a wide range of marine species. Ambient ocean noise levels nearly doubled each decade from 1963-2007 in low-frequency bands attributed to shipping, inspiring a pledge from the International...
read moreKeeping whale meat off the holiday menu
Experiencing local or traditional food items may be a holiday highlight for many people, however OceanCare are urging tourists to refrain from purchasing whale meat when traveling abroad. Despite an international ban, Iceland, Norway and Japan continue to kill whales...
read moreThird round of UN negotiations to develop new legally binding instrument for the high seas
OceanCare was among the conservation non-governmental organizations attending the third session of the Preparatory Committee (Prep Com III) for the new international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) for...
read moreA win for whales
Balearic parliament sets scene for groundbreaking change in the country’s energy and conservation policy A few days ago, the Balearic parliament has unanimously approved the "Proposal of Law on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea under Spanish jurisdiction against...
read moreOceanCare tables aquatic bushmeat at CoP12 in Abidjan
Last week OceanCare participated in the 12th conference of the parties to the Abidjan Convention in the Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Abidjan Convention provides an overarching legal framework for all marine-related programmes in West, Central and Southern Africa....
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