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The People’s Plan

By: Sarah Holcomb

May 14, 2025

The People’s Plan

By: Sarah Holcomb

April 14, 2025

Q&A with Beth Lowell: Campaigning in Challenging Times  

By: Sarah Holcomb

February 21, 2025

Dolphins with Style: Introducing the Spotted & Hourglass Dolphins 

By: Maya Lozinsky

February 14, 2025

The January 2025 California Wildfires are Fully Contained, But Their Impacts on the Ocean are Not

By: Anna Baxter

Right Whales Could Live 130 Years, If We Let Them 

By: Leard Corinne

February 10, 2025

Love Under the Sea: A Sustainable Seafood Date Night

By: Jessica McLean

February 1, 2025

Species Spotlight: Humpback Whales

By: Jessica McLean

January 22, 2025

Robert WAN Protects the Ocean’s Jewels

By: Gillian Spolarich

January 18, 2025

5 Reasons to Protect Our Oceans

By: Jessica McLean

January 10, 2025

Dr. Daniel Pauly’s Answers for Ocean Conservation

By: Andy Sharpless

January 8, 2025

Ask a Scientist: Can you explain coral bleaching?

By: Diuvs De Jesus and Alvin Simon

December 31, 2024

2024: A Year in Review

By: Jessica McLean

December 26, 2024

Q&A with Oceana’s New CEO, James “Jim” Simon

By: Gillian Spolarich

December 18, 2024

From Brasilia to Manila

By: Emily Nuñez

December 12, 2024

Amazon Ditches Plastic Air Pillows in North America

By: Emily Nuñez

December 7, 2024

Holiday SEAson: 5 Festive Ocean Creatures

By: Maya Lozinsky

November 27, 2024

5 Reasons To Be Thankful For The Oceans

By: Jessica McLean

November 22, 2024

Give Back to the Oceans: Protecting Vulnerable Species This GivingTuesday

By: Jessica McLean

November 16, 2024

Celebrate With Care: Tips for a Sustainable Holiday Season 

By: Leard Corinne

October 29, 2024

Ghost Gear: Pollution Haunting Our Oceans

By: Joshua Cohn

October 21, 2024

5 Eerie Ocean Animals 

By: Leard Corinne

October 16, 2024

Q&A with Ocean Photographer Álvaro Herrero

By: Sarah Holcomb

October 8, 2024

Spooky Swaps in the Seafood Industry

By: Jessica McLean

September 30, 2024

Top 5 Worst Oil Spills in History

By: Jessica McLean

September 27, 2024

Where Fish Matter the Most

By: Sarah Holcomb

September 19, 2024

Species Spotlight: Sea Otters

By: Jessica McLean

September 18, 2024

Supporter Spotlight: Henry Engelhardt — Funding the future of the oceans

By: Sarah Holcomb

September 10, 2024

A Conversation with Andrew Sharpless: Oceana’s Retiring CEO Reflects on 21 Years at the Helm and What’s Next

By: Sarah Holcomb

August 30, 2024

The Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ocean Animals

By: Joshua Cohn

August 28, 2024

Ask Dr. Pauly: Are Science and Advocacy Compatible?

By: Daniel Pauly

August 12, 2024

Species Spotlight: Whale Sharks 

By: Jessica McLean

July 24, 2024

Six Myths About Plastic Pollution: Debunked 

By: Jessica McLean

July 5, 2024

7 Misconceptions About Sharks

By: Leard Corinne

July 1, 2024

Plastic Pollution 101

By: Jessica McLean

June 12, 2024

Q&A with Gloria Estenzo Ramos, Oceana’s leader in the Philippines

By: Sarah Holcomb

June 8, 2024

Protecting Our Ocean: A race to 30% by 2030

By: Antha Williams and James Simon

June 1, 2024

5 Ways to Celebrate World Oceans Day

By: Jessica McLean

May 17, 2024

Why it matters: The Endangered Species Act

By: Jessica McLean

May 13, 2024

Founded on Fish

By: Sarah Holcomb

May 1, 2024

Celebrating Mother’s Day: Honoring moms of the ocean

By: Jessica McLean

April 20, 2024

How oil spills impact ocean animals

By: Jessica McLean

April 18, 2024

The Net Consequence

By: Sarah Holcomb

April 12, 2024

Five Ways Illegal Wildlife Trade Endangers Our Oceans 

By: Leard Corinne

4 Ways to Tackle Plastic Pollution for Earth Month

By: Jessica McLean

April 18, 2023

Supporter Spotlight: Lex Sant

By: Sarah Holcomb

March 14, 2024

Ask Dr. Pauly: What are marine heat waves?

By: Daniel Pauly

March 6, 2024

Animals of the ocean depths

By: Kailie Scott

February 26, 2024

The story behind Sailors for the Sea  

By: Sarah Holcomb

February 1, 2024

Defending the Humboldt Archipelago

By: Sarah Holcomb

January 30, 2024

CEO Note: Progress protecting key ocean habitat

By: Andy Sharpless

January 19, 2024

Revealing the Unseen: How Technology and Transparency in Fisheries Management Can Transform Ocean Conservation 

By: Philip Chou and Max Valentine

January 4, 2024

Exploring Oceana’s Expeditions in Chile’s Humboldt Archipelago

By: Kailie Scott

January 2, 2024

CEO Note: New documentary tracks the deadly shark fin trade

By: Andy Sharpless

December 13, 2023

A sea of climate solutions

By: Emily Nuñez

November 30, 2023

Christina Ochoa: Storytelling for ocean conservation

By: Sarah Holcomb

November 21, 2023

A glimpse into El Cuyo

By: Guillermo Perez

November 1, 2023

5 ways to give back to the oceans 

By: Sarah Holcomb

October 31, 2023

Oil Kills

By: Sarah Holcomb

October 18, 2023

Ask Dr. Pauly: How does deep-sea mining affect marine life?

By: Daniel Pauly

October 11, 2023

Q&A: Janelle Chanona on the People’s Referendum of Belize 

By: Sarah Holcomb

September 28, 2023

Protecting Peru’s Coastline

By: Sarah Holcomb

September 27, 2023

CEO Note: World leaders must turn to the oceans to help prevent climate catastrophe

By: Andy Sharpless

July 12, 2023

Beneath the Fjords

By: Sarah Holcomb

June 21, 2023

Q&A – Meet Hugo Tagholm, Oceana’s new leader for the UK

By: Sarah Holcomb

June 15, 2023

Sharks Under Threat

By: Sarah Holcomb

June 8, 2023

CEO Note: Five ways the oceans have progressed since last World Oceans Day

By: Andy Sharpless

June 1, 2023

CEO NOTE: Peru passes new law to protect its oceans thanks to artisanal fishers

By: Andy Sharpless

May 30, 2023

VICTORY: Panama, Brazil, and US states take action against plastic pollution  

By: Caroline Mowdy

May 10, 2023

To 30×30 and Beyond

By: Emily Nuñez

April 26, 2023

Stewards of the Sea

By: Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila

April 18, 2023

Supporter Spotlight: Amanda Lechenet and New York Life Investments are investing in our oceans

By: Gillian Spolarich

March 24, 2023

How is the “bird flu” affecting marine life?

By: Matthias Gorny

March 14, 2023

Gaz Alazraki, director and Oceana Board Member, shares his passion for the seas

By: Gillian Spolarich

March 8, 2023

Women mobilize for their rights as artisanal fishers

By: Gillian Spolarich

March 2, 2023

VICTORY: U.S. phases out destructive and deadly drift gillnets for good

By: Caroline Mowdy

February 28, 2023

CEO Note: Oceana Board Members Dr. Pauly and Dr. Sumaila awarded top environmental honor

By: Andy Sharpless

February 21, 2023

Supporter Spotlight: Marc Hayek, President and CEO of Blancpain, on why the time to act for the oceans is now

By: Anna Baxter

February 7, 2023

Ask Dr. Pauly: Why are we giving subsidies to the fishing industry?

By: Daniel Pauly

February 1, 2023

VICTORY: Peru will now prosecute illegal wildlife trafficking as a form of organized crime

By: Sarah Holcomb

January 27, 2023

CEO Note: Chile creates a new marine protected area in Pisagua Bay

By: Andy Sharpless

January 20, 2023

Spotlight on the Seas

By: Gillian Spolarich

January 12, 2023

Oceana expeditions brave wind and waves to save important ocean habitats

By: Oceana

December 22, 2022

VICTORY: FDA issues new requirements for seafood traceability

By: Sarah Holcomb

November 30, 2022

VICTORY: Chilean court rules in favor of Oceana, orders salmon farming company to release antibiotics data

By: Gillian Spolarich

November 22, 2022

VICTORY: Brazil’s leading food delivery service commits to new single-use plastic reductions

By: Sarah Holcomb

November 14, 2022

CEO Note: COP27 leaders should stop the expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling to help curb climate catastrophe

By: Andy Sharpless

October 20, 2022

Chef’s Corner: Fiona Lewis’ poached shellfish salad with fennel, apple, and thyme

By: Gillian Spolarich

October 17, 2022

Supporter Spotlight: The Becht Foundation is creating a more sustainable future

By: Gillian Spolarich

October 12, 2022

Ask Dr. Pauly: Why are plastics in the ocean so harmful?

By: Daniel Pauly

October 4, 2022

The ‘paper park’ paradox

By: Emily Nuñez

September 27, 2022

Q&A – Meet Daniel Olivares, Oceana’s new leader for Peru 

By: Gillian Spolarich

September 21, 2022

California’s bold move to curb plastic pollution

By: Emily Nuñez

June 17, 2022

The WTO agreement saves face, but does it save fish?

By: Daniel Skerritt

June 2, 2022

Chef Michael Smith’s recipe for oysters with Bloody Mary ice

By: Emily Nuñez

May 24, 2022

Ask Dr. Pauly: How is global warming affecting fisheries?

By: Daniel Pauly

May 11, 2022

CEO Note: New legal safeguards in Canada can rebuild depleted fish populations

By: Andy Sharpless

May 11, 2022

The plastic to pollutant pipeline

By: Emily Nuñez

May 3, 2022

Where they drill, they spill: Offshore drilling is dirty, dangerous, and drives climate change

By: Emily Nuñez

April 26, 2022

Q&A: Masego Madzwamuse of the Oak Foundation on environmental policies that also protect people

By: Emily Nuñez

April 22, 2022

CEO Note: This Earth Day, let’s ‘refill again’ to stop single-use plastic bottles from polluting our planet

By: Andy Sharpless

April 13, 2022

CEO Note: What does ocean conservation have to do with climate change?

By: Andy Sharpless

April 13, 2022

Oceana Board Member and Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Environment Program lead Antha Williams announces new coalition for fisheries transparency at Our Ocean

By: Gillian Spolarich

April 6, 2022

Q&A: Record-setting surfer Maya Gabeira makes waves at Oceana

By: Emily Nuñez

March 29, 2022

CEO Note: Oceana protects habitats and small-scale fishers by campaigning against industrial bottom trawling

By: Andy Sharpless

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