Press Releases
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Oceana Celebrates Belize’s Removal from UNESCO’s Sites in Danger List
The World Heritage Committee today formally adopted a decision to remove Belize from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage Sites In Danger list. One... Read More
Friday, June 8, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – To mark World Oceans Day, Oceana announced today the launch of its Oceana Science Advisors (OSA) initiative to promote dialogue and collaboration around its “Save... Read More
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Presidential Proclamation Signed to Protect Philippine Rise
Rodrigo Duterte signed a presidential proclamation to protect 50,000 hectares of the Philippine Rise including the pristine Benham Bank, where some areas have 100% coral cover, as a... Read More
Friday, April 13, 2018
Victoria Principal and Oceana Unite Against Offshore Drilling
Today, actress, author and businesswoman Victoria Principal announced that she will double the impact of individual gifts by matching donations to Oceana up to $50,000 to help protect U.S. coasts from the... Read More
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Corals, Sponges, Underwater Canyons Get New Protections off U.S. West Coast
Late yesterday, the Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously voted to protect more than 140,000 square miles of seafloor habitat, including corals, sponges, and rocky reefs, off the U.S.... Read More
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Organizations celebrate signature of decree that creates the Juan Fernández Islands Marine Park
The Government of Chile officially decreed the creation of the Juan Fernández Islands Marine Park and the expansion of its Marine Protected Area during a packed ceremony, thus... Read More
Monday, February 26, 2018
Marine conservation organization Oceana celebrated the announcement of a Coastal Marine Protected Area for Multiple Purposes at Caleta Tortel commune, located in the southern area of Chile’s Aysen region.... Read More
