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Oceana Announces New Leadership Appointments

Dustin Cranor (left), Beth Lowell (center), Jacqueline Savitz (right) Credit: OCEANA Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, announced new leadership appointments to its Executive Committee this week. Dustin Cranor, APR will now serve as Oceana’s Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications, Beth Lowell will lead as the organization’s Vice … Read more

Unregulated Tourism, Pollution, and Overfishing Threaten Alacranes Reef

Following a scientific expedition, Oceana calls for an expansion of Alacranes Reef Natural Protected Area conservation zone to protect Mexico’s vast marine biodiversity.   According to Oceana, unregulated tourism, overfishing, and pollution are the main threats to the area.  Today, Oceana released the results of its first-ever scientific expedition in Mexico to Bajos del Norte and … Read more

WTO Members Fail Again to Stop Subsidized Overfishing

This week, ministers from all 164 member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) failed once again to curb harmful fisheries subsidies that lead to overfishing at the 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. While Oceana says that eliminating harmful subsidies is the greatest single action that can be taken to protect the world’s oceans, … Read more

48% of Shareholder Votes Support Resolution calling on Amazon to Disclose its Plastic Packaging Footprint and Commit to Reductions Going Forward

This week, at Amazon’s annual meeting, 48% of the company’s shareholder votes backed a resolution asking the e-commerce giant to address its growing plastic packaging problem, falling just short of a majority. The resolution was presented by Conrad MacKerron, Senior Vice President of As You Sow, the non-profit organization that filed the resolution. The resolution, … Read more

Oceana Launches #RefillAgain Campaign

Oceana today revealed the reason for the launch of the single-use jeans brand S1NGLES. Developed pro bono for Oceana by the award winning creative agency the community and launched with the support of celebrity Heidi Montag, the campaign brings to life the absurdity of single-use and why we should “refill again” in place of single-use … Read more

Oceana Expands Campaigns in the United Kingdom

Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation organization, is expanding its campaigns to protect and restore waters in the United Kingdom (UK). More than 90% of the world’s ocean productivity is under the direct control of 29 countries and the EU. Post-Brexit, the UK exclusive economic zone is ranked among the top 15 fishing areas in … Read more