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Award-winning actor and longtime Oceana supporter Sam Waterston assumed his new leadership role as Board Chair in September, succeeding Valarie Van Cleave. As an advocate and spokesman for Oceana’s campaigns, he has testified before national legislatures on the prevention of shark finning and expansion of offshore drilling. Hailing from the “Bay State” of Massachusetts, Waterston … Read more

There are different ways to catch fish, and their differences are as useful to know as that between hunting rifles and AK47s. In principle, gillnets should be highly selective, i.e., catch fish of a particular species and size, and avoid undesired fish. Fish are caught in a gillnet that hangs down stiffly when they have … Read more

For a country that’s slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Massachusetts, Belize boasts an inordinate number of ocean wonders. It’s home to the world’s second longest barrier reef, which Charles Darwin once described as “the most remarkable reef in the West Indies.” Here, you’ll find more than 500 unique fish species – enough to … Read more

On Saturday, November 7, the Associated Press and many media outlets declared that former Vice President Joe Biden had won Pennsylvania (incidentally my childhood home) and with it the 2020 United States presidential election. With the election now decided, I want to share how Oceana intends to campaign in the United States under a Biden … Read more