OceanCare News
Better protection status for mammal-eating Orcas in Russian waters
While preparing for the 21st field season of the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP), we have received good news. The Russian federal government approved the inclusion of mammal-eating killer whales into the Russian Red Book of Endangered Species. As a scientist, I...
740 dolphins fell victim to the drive hunts in Japan
March 1st is a pleasant day not only as the first day of meteorological spring, but also because it marks the end of the drive hunt season in Taiji, Japan. In this coastal fishing village, boats drive dolphins into a cove every winter. These drives alone are dreadful...
New research findings emphasise the call for quieter oceans
Actually, we don’t need any more studies to prove that underwater noise has a negative impact on whales, but new research underscores the already loud call for quieter oceans. Two current studies look into the effects of noise on beaked whales and minke whales. Beaked...
Results of UN Species Conservation Conference are a rollercoaster ride
OceanCare conclusions from preliminary results of UN Conference on the Conservation of Migratory Species in India Gandhinagar, February 20, 2020: Today, Thursday, the negotiation rounds of the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of...
13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP13), February 17-22, 2020, Gandhinagar, India
Agenda Item II: Reports 11.6: Reports, Statements IGOs and NGOs Distinguished Chair and Delegates, dear CMS Family, It is exciting and a privilege to be attending this CMS COP13. We wish to take this opportunity and thank the Government of India for hosting this...
UN Conference starts in India to protect wild animals
Civil Society needs to play a more significant role in international decision-making to avert devastating species loss Wädenswil/Gandhinagar, 16th February 2020: From 17th to 22nd February 2020, around 2.500 Delegates from 130 states, intergovernmental organisations...
Environmental NGOs launch new rescue plan for Europe to make our ocean healthy by 2030
Brussels/Waedenswil, 28 January 2020: Today, 102 environmental organisations (1), led by Seas At Risk, BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Surfrider Foundation Europe and WWF are launching the “Blue Manifesto” (2). The rescue plan lays out concrete actions which...
Seismic surveys reduce cetacean sightings across a large marine ecosystem
New study from University College Cork increases concerns over ocean noise impacts. In spite of the worsening climate crisis, the petroleum industry is still searching for unknown hydrocarbon deposits in the seabed. Hydrocarbon exploration uses airguns fired by...
Spanish Whale Migration corridor declared specially protected Area of Mediterranean Importance
Naples, December 3, 2019: On the second day of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the Barcelona Convention (Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean), the area between the Balearic Islands and the Spanish mainland has been formally approved as...
Traffic rules for shipping in important whale and dolphin habitat is essential, conservationists say
Istanbul, 8th November 2019: Today, the 7th Meeting of the Parties (MoP) to the Agreement for the protection of whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean and Black Seas (ACCOBAMS) came to a close. The government of the Republic of Turkey – which became the most recent...