Conservation organization Oceana released a report today, Vital Signs, showing that twelve percent of the nation’s grocery store market now posts the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) mercury warning at their seafood counters. The agency warns women of childbearing age, including pregnant and nursing women, and young children not to eat swordfish, tilefish, shark and … Read more
Following a year-long grassroots campaign by Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) (Contact Erin Thompson, erin@womenandenvironment.org ) and Oceana, Albertsons has agreed to post mercury in fish advisories on their fish cases nationwide. Citizens can expect to see signs in all Albertsons stores by November 30th. In 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued … Read more
Oceana today announced a new research study, Sea the Value, which will assess how much scuba divers value seeing various marine life such as sea turtles, sharks or healthy coral reefs. The study supports Oceana’s ongoing efforts to protect the world’s oceans – and the marine life it supports – from a variety of threats … Read more
As many Catholics prepare for the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday (February 6), they start planning special meals. One of the traditions of the season is avoiding meat every Friday during Lent. Practicing Catholics worldwide often choose fish as an alternative source of protein. But recent independent laboratory testing of 94 samples of fish … Read more
In the wake of multiple scientific reports indicating that the oceans may be on the brink of an irreversible collapse in as soon as a few decades, Oceana, the world’s largest international organization dedicated solely to protecting the ocean, is asking for some extra love for the ocean this Valentine’s Day. “The oceans need your … Read more
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), a national retail chain based in Issaquah, WA, has committed to warn its customers about mercury contamination in fish. Costco will post the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mercury advice on signs at seafood counters in all its stores. The move, prompted by requests from Oceana and Costco members, follows similar … Read more
Oceana released the results of a new study today that finds a strong economic incentive for protecting living ocean resources. Sea the Value: Quantifying the Value of Marine Life to Divers shows that scuba divers are willing to pay more to see healthy corals, sharks and sea turtles. “Divers are personally invested in the oceans … Read more
Flipper and friends this week asked President-elect Obama for “Change” and urged him to protect the oceans in a new advertising campaign by Oceana. The ads, located in the Farragut West station of the Washington, D.C. Metro system, feature a breathtaking underwater view of ocean wildlife with all eyes on the White House. “Now is … Read more
The federal Pacific Fishery Management Council voted on Saturday, April 4 to maintain a standing prohibition on a West Coast-based high seas longline fishery. The vote will prevent the opening of a new swordfish fishery that would threaten migrating loggerhead sea turtles and other marine wildlife on the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean. … Read more
Sixteen years after it was first proposed, the United Nations (U.N.) has notified Oceana of its official resolution to designate June 8 as World Oceans Day. Both the U.N. and Oceana are preparing events to honor the inaugural celebration of the planet’s oceans. The U.N. decision comes after thousands of supporters of Oceana and other … Read more
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