HONOLULU (AP) – Environmental groups sued the US Navy on Wednesday to compel steps they believe would protect marine mammals when sailors use sonar to practice submarine hunting off Hawaii.  Read More →

BANGKOK, Thailand — Countries that start battling global warming now won’t have to wait generations to see the rewards: burning cleaner fuels can yield immediate health benefits that save lives and money, world health experts say.  Read More →

 The grant donated by Patagonia will support Oceana´s efforts to protect the oceans through campaigns to fight pollution and destructive fishing practices  Read More →

A massive oil spill off the coast of Lebanon is choking marine life. As many as 20,000 tons of heavy fuel oil poured into the Mediterranean Sea after Israeli jets bombed a power plant south of Beirut in mid-July during the first days of the war between Israel and Hezbollah.  Read More →

Scientists do not know the ultimate causes. The increase in the temperature of the water due to climatic change, the reduction in the number of predators due to over-fishing and the increase in nutrients due to contamination of the coasts may be some of the reasons.  Read More →

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his capacity as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, has issued an Emiri Decree declaring a group of islands off the Western Region as a Marine Protected Area.  Read More →

After joining the Oceana Ranger crew for the early stages of the campaign to track down illegal fleets, Miguel Bose calls on the governments of Italy and France to immediately enforce European legislation banning driftnets.  Read More →

Corals, gorgonias, maërl and seagrass should be protected by the Habitats Directive   The research catamaran of the international organisation for marine conservation, Oceana, is at this moment sailing in the Gulf of Genoa, where it is filming the ecosystems of the sea bottom.  Read More →

WASHINGTON — Oil spilled 17 years ago by the tanker Exxon Valdez still threatens wildlife around Alaska’s Prince William Sound, scientists reported Tuesday, a finding that could add $100 million to cleanup costs for Exxon Mobil Corp.  Read More →

The world’s first gas platform powered solely by wind and solar energy has begun production, in a breakthrough for the offshore industry in low-cost exploitation of marginal fields.  Read More →