A layer of sharp thorns on its back gives this ray a considerable edge over any predators looking for a bite. The spikes, which are a mixture of large, cone-shaped thorns and smaller, pointed scales known as denticles, are critical for the porcupine ray as they lack the venomous barb most stingray species use for warding off … Read more
WASHINGTON – Today, Oceana released a new set of maps that show the threat of seismic airgun blasting to important marine life off the East Coast. Specifically, the maps depict the overlapbetween current seismic airgun permit application areas in the Atlantic and known habitats for at-risk turtles, whales and sharks, as well as commercially and recreationally important fish species. … Read more
It’s a simple question: What ocean animal are you? As we work together to protect the world’s oceans and the precious animals that live there, I want to know what inspires you. Our oceans are filled with wonder and life, and with Oceana you help ensure they stay that way. Trying to choose just one … Read more
A lifetime spent exploring the coves and beaches of the Mediterranean Sea instilled within Alexandra Cousteau a love of the oceans. A senior adviser to Oceana, she’s rubbed elbows with white tip sharks and walked with women in Africa to bring attention to water issues. Building on the legacy of her grandfather, Jaques-Yves Cousteau, and … Read more
Television star, author, and fashion designer Lauren Conrad stars alongside newly-hatched sea turtles in a PSA campaign released today by ocean conservation non-profit Oceana. Conrad is joining Oceana’s campaign, launched last week, which urges the U.S. government to take action to protect endangered sea turtles in its southeast shrimp trawl fishery. Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, … Read more
Washington — Today, Oceana and One More Generation have teamed up to launch a new joint campaign to encourage the Obama administration to save sea turtles in the Southeast and Gulf. Every year, thousands of sea turtles are caught and killed as bycatch, which is the catch of non-target fish and ocean wildlife, by the … Read more
The Juan Fernández archipelago and Desventuradas Islands, sparsely populated groups of islands and seamounts 400 miles (644 kilometers) west of Chile, are hotspots for marine species found nowhere else on the planet. This is the surprising result of a recent report that presents research from two scientific expeditions conducted around the islands in 2014 and … Read more
Marine conservation organization, Oceana, submitted the outcomes of a report of two unprecedented expeditions carried out in 2014 and 2015 to Robinson Crusoe and Santa Clara islands, and to seamounts JF1 and JF2 at the Juan Fernández Archipelago. The study suggests that the islands have the highest levels of endemism observed in marine ecosystems globally. … Read more
WASHINGTON – Last night, Ted Danson, Kate Walsh and Sam Waterston joined approximately 100 coastal leaders, hailing from Delaware to Florida, in Washington, D.C. to urge President Obama to abandon his plan to open the Atlantic Ocean to industrial offshore drilling for the first time in U.S. history. Oceana’s Coastal Voices Summit, which unites Atlantic … Read more
Kure Beach, NC – Tonight, Kure Beach, North Carolina became the 100th East Coast municipality to formally oppose offshore drilling and/or seismic airgun blasting off the East Coast. Oceana applauded the town resolution and called on President Obama to abandon his proposed plan to open the Atlantic Ocean to industrial offshore drilling for the first … Read more
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