OceanCare News
EU International Ocean Governance Forum 2021
The European Commission, in association with the European External Action Service invites ocean stakeholders worldwide to the presentation and discussion of the final recommendations for ocean sustainability action by the EU's International Ocean Governance (IOG)...
The Spanish Parliament Takes a Decisive Step to Ban Hydrocarbons Exploration and Exploitation
Energy Transition decision to cause multiple benefits also for marine wildlife in Spanish waters Madrid, Wädenswil, April 8, 2021: Today, the Congress of Deputies (the main legislative chamber of the Spanish Parliament), decided to prohibit the search for any new...
Joint Statement opposing the lifting of the shark ban in the Maldives
On 23 March 2021, the Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Research and Agriculture, stated that they were considering the option to lift the Maldives’ 11-year-old shark fishery ban. The Ministry stated that they see "no reason not to" lift the ban to reap benefits from...
Setting course for a quieter and healthy ocean: Speed up slowing down
(Brussels, Hamburg, Zurich – 30 March 2021) – Reduced ship speeds decrease CO2 emissions, underwater noise from shipping and other pollutants like black carbon - these are the conclusions of two studies commissioned by the Belgian Ministry for Environment and reviewed...
OceanCare launches its new program on deep-sea mining
Deep-sea mining is at the transition from exploration to commercial exploitation. The deep sea remains poorly explored and potential impacts of deep sea mining on the marine environment are believed to be immense. OceanCare is therefore launching its new program on...
Collaboration of OceanCare with the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
OceanCare seeks to collaborate with strong deep sea mining partners whose values and goals are aligned with OceanCare. Therefore, OceanCare has joined the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) as of the beginning of March 2021. The DSCC was founded in 2004 in...
Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance Launches on World Wildlife Day
A global network of veterinarians come together to save endangered sea turtles around the world Florida - USA, Bohol - Philippines, Zurich - Switzerland, 1 March 2021: This Wednesday, March 3, marks World Wildlife Day and the launch of the Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance...
Ocean noise in the headlines
A new article about ocean noise, published this February in the scientific journal SCIENCE, has been widely picked up by media, such as the New York Times, the BBC, The Guardian, etc. The article addresses the sources, generating noise in the ocean. It points out the...
Too much noise in Europe’s seas
EU Member States had obliged themselves to achieve ‘Good Environmental Status’ in their European marine waters by the end of 2020. This status was to be assessed in terms of healthy wildlife populations, shifts towards sustainable fisheries, less pollution, less...
New US administration imposes suspension for new oil and gas leases
On Wednesday, the 27th of January, President Biden’s administration demonstrated that it is taking the threat posed by climate change seriously. In his executive order on climate change, President Biden set out to fulfill his campaign promise of ensuring that the...