For those of us on land, disguises come in handy one spooky day a year— Halloween— and our masquerades are nothing more than just fun and games. But, for species of the sea, the art of disguise is often life or death against realistic dangers. If anyone’s going to take home a best costume prize, … Read more
Happy Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day! Join Oceana in celebrating California’s third annual Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day, an entire day designated to celebrating the ocean’s living dinosaur. Today’s festivities are not limited to only California residents. We encourage everyone around the world to take a moment to learn and share with your friends, … Read more
When deciding the official namesake of a new underwater species, a scientist could draw on many traits— the physical appearance of the fish, an unusual behavior, a passing resemblance to something or someone, or just a random collection of words that happen to sound right together. Check out these unconventional species that are just as … Read more
The National Geographic Society and the international marine conservation organization Oceana welcomed today’s announcement of the creation of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park by President Michelle Bachelet of Chile. The new marine park, a fully protected no-take zone where no fishing and other extractive activities will be allowed, encompasses a surface area of 297,518 square kilometers … Read more
Millions of beach-going Americans along the Atlantic Seaboard this weekend will learn some unsettling news: Giant oil-drilling rigs and the industrialization of our coast could be coming soon. That warning will come from airplane-towed banners flying over beaches from Virginia to South Carolina over the Labor Day Weekend. The banners, part of a campaign against … Read more
Link to Event Photos DANA POINT, Calif. – August. 2, 2015 – Jon Hamm, January Jones, Kiernan Shipka, Sam Waterston, Beth Behrs, Michael Gladis, Aimee Teegarden, Nolan Gould, Billy Joe Armstrong, Oscar Nunez, Leonor Varela, Lillimar Hernandez, Olympic swimmer Aaron Peirsol and featured musical performer Bethany Joy Lenz attended the 8th annual SeaChange Summer Party … Read more
PARTY PHOTO SELECTS STARTRAKS Wednesday, June 24 – New York City: Ocean activists and influentials gathered on the rooftop of the Gansevoort Park Avenue on Wednesday, June 24 for the 1st Annual Nautica Oceana City & Sea Party. The event benefited Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation and highlighted Oceana’s … Read more
Baltic Sea states failed to agree on a key recommendation on the conservation of species that are threatened with extinction, at a HELCOM Heads of Delegation meeting that closed yesterday in Tallinn, Estonia. Oceana is deeply disappointed that Denmark is blocking a recommendation that is supported by all of the other HELCOM Contracting Parties, by … Read more
Overfishing is the major threat to fish species in European seas, according to the European Red List of Marine Fishes released today by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and the European Commission, and carried out in collaboration with Oceana. Despite gradual improvements in EU fisheries management, the report finds that 58 of the 59 … Read more
MONTEREY, CA— The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced it will close southern California ocean waters to drift gillnets in order to protect endangered loggerhead sea turtles. This legally mandated closure went into effect June 1 according to regulation and is prompted by current El Niño conditions–warmer than normal ocean waters. The closure will … Read more
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