Ted Danson, Emmy and Golden Globe award winning actor and environmental activist, announced today a new partnership between American Oceans Campaign (AOC), an organization he founded in 1987, and Oceana, a new nonprofit international ocean advocacy organization. This partnership, in effect, enlarges the scope and broadens the reach of the work AOC has undertaken to … Read more
A coalition of conservation groups filed suit in federal court today against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Oceana, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Turtle Island Restoration Network demand in the lawsuit that NMFS comply with the federal law requiring the agency to substantially reduce the … Read more
In response to a petition filed by Oceana more than a year ago, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) failed to take immediate steps to enforce existing laws that require reductions on the capture and killing of ocean fish and wildlife caught incidentally during fishing (referred to as bycatch or wasted catch). Instead of developing … Read more
Oceana is the first international foundation dedicated exclusively to protecting the world’s oceans, and has a Scientific Advisory Committee led by Doctor Daniel Pauly. The director in Europe, Xavier Pastor, states that we only have a few decades left to protect and recover our oceans. Oceana, the first international foundation dedicated exclusively to protecting the … Read more
Today Oceana and The Ocean Conservancy urge the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries to require the use of large (18/0) circle hooks to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles in the Atlantic pelagic longline fishery, which stretches from New England through the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA Fisheries’ research shows replacing commonly used ‘J’ … Read more
Like drug safety, seafood safety is critically important to the public. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued inadequate and confusing advice to consumers about the dangers of mercury contamination in seafood. While the tuna industry touts tuna’s health benefits, some tuna also contains high levels of mercury. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that … Read more
EDs, note: Real-time satellite tracking of Ranger is available at http://www.oceana.org/ranger. The Nassau grouper is vanishing, sharks are under attack, and sea turtles that lay eggs on Florida and Bahamas beaches are endangered. These are some of the pressures on marine wildlife that Oceana’s Ranger, one of the largest catamarans in the world, will bring … Read more
Long before Miguel Bosé became involved with Oceana, he was making a splash as a pop music icon and a film actor. The Panamanian-born son of a famous Italian actress and a renowned bullfighter, Bosé was raised as a globetrotter, his family’s friends including Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway. Earning his first film credits at … Read more
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Amber began modeling in Europe at the age of 15. After an impressive modeling career, Amber successfully made the transition from model to actress and has appeared in nearly 20 films including “Hitch”, “What Lies Beneath” and “Transporter II.” Amber has used her fame to raise awareness for many causes. … Read more
Oceana’s Seafood Contamination Campaign today launched a new initiative demanding that supermarkets nationwide post warning signs wherever fish containing high levels of toxic mercury are sold. The ocean conservation group released a poll today that shows overwhelming public support for signs to inform shoppers about FDA mercury advisories, and announced that actress Amber Valletta, a … Read more
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