LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. – On Saturday, October 23, supporters gathered at the 14th annual Oceana SeaChange Summer Party in Laguna Beach to celebrate the organization’s 20-year anniversary, to raise funds in support of its ongoing ocean conservation campaigns, and to honor Academy Award-winning actor and activist Laura Dern. Nearly 300 guests gathered at an exclusive hilltop … Read more
In celebration of Oceana’s 20th anniversary this month, five senior staff members revisited past victories that embodied Oceana’s mission to stop overfishing, reduce bycatch, protect habitat, curb pollution, and increase transparency. Here’s what Senior Advisor Dr. Michael Hirshfield had to say about Oceana’s first major victory, which stopped Royal Caribbean Cruises from dumping virtually untreated sewage … Read more
NEW YORK – On Monday, October 4 leading philanthropists, businesspeople, and entertainers gathered at a private club for the annual Oceana New York Gala to celebrate the organization’s 20 years of winning policy victories that restore ocean abundance. The event raised $1.5 million in support of Oceana’s global campaigns and featured an esteemed group of … Read more
Oceana was established by a groundbreaking group of foundations – Oak Foundation, Marisla Foundation, Sandler Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and The Pew Charitable Trusts – at a time when practically no one was doing ocean conservation on a global scale. Twenty years later, Oceana is the largest international organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, and … Read more
Last month, Oceana completed the initial voyage of Project Alacranes, the organization’s first ever expedition in Mexico to investigate and document the health of the Bajos del Norte reefs. The team of 10 scientists found that while the reefs remain mostly healthy, they face previously undocumented threats including the presence of invasive lionfish and deadly … Read more
Today, the Blue Food Assessment (BFA), a joint international initiative, shared findings from their two years of research into the role of blue foods in creating healthy, sustainable, equitable food systems. Blue foods comprise those grown in or captured from freshwater and marine environments including aquatic animals, plants, and algae. The BFA’s research findings confirm … Read more
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Canada is one of the world’s top 30 fishing nations, catching nearly 1 million metric tons of fish each year, or 1.1% of the world’s wild fish catch by weight. But it could be so much bigger! Compared to its famously abundant past, Canada’s waters are much depleted. The collapse of cod in the 1990s – … Read more
Oceana x Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Oceana is teaming up with DreamWorks Animation’s newest movie, “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” to support Oceana’s campaigns to protect and restore the world’s oceans. The collaboration includes a new public service announcement featuring the stars of the film, Lana Condor and Annie Murphy. Oceana’s Expeditions When Oceana launches a … Read more
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We have already protected nearly 4 million square miles of ocean and innumerable sea life - but there is still more to be done.