OceanCare News
Innovative hightech-project to save endangered whales from ship-strikes already started
Athens/Zurich, 17th July 2019: Today, the multinational interdisciplinary “SAvE Whales” project, which combines expertise from the fields of marine biology, underwater acoustics, applied mathematics, computer networking, informatics and real-time marine traffic data,...
read moreGroups call on the European Commission to take action over huge number of cetacean deaths.
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...
read moreJapan begins commercial hunting of over 200 great whales
Wädenswil, Switzerland, 1st July 2019: Five whaling ships set sail today and the first minke whale has already been harpooned. It is the beginning of the first commercial whaling activities in 33 years since the global moratorium on whaling came into force. The...
read moreJapan to harpoon both whales and ban on commercial whaling
As of 1 July, the Japanese government gives the green light for the resumption of commercial whaling.
read moreScience itself does not justify negative impacts on marine life.
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.
read moreThe women and the sea
World Oceans Day 2019: United Nations celebrate the oceans through the gender lens, paying tribute to outstanding people who work to protect the sea. Women like Sigrid Lüber from Switzerland who founded OceanCare 30 years ago.
read moreAgainst the Zeitgeist: Remaining optimistic for a treaty for the environment despite a weak Working Group outcome
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...
read moreMediterranean deep-sea region threatened by oil exploration
Wädenswil, 13 May 2019. In a joint statement to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, dozens of scientists, environmental and species conservation organisations express their concern about planned oil developments off Greece. The reason: the allocation of drilling...
read moreAquatic Wildmeat: A local issue with global responsibility
Aquatic wildmeat is defined as the products derived from aquatic mammals, birds and reptiles used for subsistence food and traditional uses, including meat, shells, bones and organs and as bait for fisheries. Endangered, threatened and protected species are affected...
read more„Oceans of Noise“ – Podcast series by THE GUARDIAN
Within its „weekly science podcast“ THE GUARDIAN has released three episodes focusing on ocean noise. Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson has put together extraordinary podcasts taking a deep dive into the world of sound underwater. In the description to the...
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