OceanCare News
After 20 years, OceanCare successfully completes its field research in the Mediterranean Sea and presents its findings in relevant fora
From 2000 to 2015 OceanCare carried out a monitoring project in the Pelagos Sanctuary in the Corso-Liguro-Provencal sector of the Mediterranean Sea and documented the temporal and spatial distribution of cetaceans in this area during 6-8 weeks and several hundred...
Japanese court rules in favour of dolphin conservationist Ric O’Barry
Ric O’Barry is a tireless fighter for dolphin protection. For many years he has been travelling to Japan to document the dolphin hunt in the Taiji cove and to support local conservationists – until 2016, when the Japanese government decided to deport Ric O’Barry from...
Norway’s Whaling Future Uncertain after Survey Shows Little Domestic Appetite for Whale Meat
2nd October 2019: The future of Norway’s whaling industry appears to be in serious doubt as it struggles to deal with low catch numbers, falling prices for whale meat and declining interest in its products on the domestic market. The head of Norway’s Whalers’...
Call to discontinue search for new oil and gas deposits
OceanCare calls on governments to commit to an immediate Phase-Out Roadmap for hydrocarbon exploration in the seabed New York, 25th September: Speaking at the Climate Action Summit and after today’s Blue Leaders breakfast, and responding to recent information about...
Protecting the oceans is key for climate action
On the 23rd of September 2019 the UN will host the CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT. UN Secretary General António Guterres is asking leaders from governments, business and civil society to arrive with plans for addressing the global climate emergency. OceanCare will be present...
Alarming findings of our market study on microplastic in fish and other marine animals
More than 9 million tons of plastic enter the oceans every year. As most types of plastics are not biodegradable, the waste remains in the oceans for years or even decades. With an estimated 1% of the plastic staying afloat on the ocean surface, the bulk is drifting...
Urgent 2020 deadline: Fulfilling the duty of national governments to conserve and sustainably use the biological diversity of the high seas and deep seabed
From 19 to 30 August the nations of the world met at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the intergovernmental conference to negotiate a new international legally-binding agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and...
High-level Symposium on Underwater Noise
The International Symposium of the Jens-Peter und Betsy Schlüter-Foundation for Shipping and Environment Protection will take place on 10th of September 2019 in Hamburg. Experts from international organization and academic institutions will report on ocean noise and...
High Risk for the High Seas
New York, 21st August 2019: OceanCare calls on governments to strictly regulate ocean noise within the legally binding Instrument governing the High Seas currently under negotiation. To some, the Law of the Sea may seem dry, technical and even boring. Yet, the...
2020 rapidly approaching: pressure rises on governments to protect the High Seas
2020 rapidly approaching: pressure rises on governments to protect the High Seas New York, 19th August 2019: From Monday 19th of August, the United Nations headquarters in New York will host the Third (and penultimate) Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC)...