Press Releases
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Fishery Council Votes No on Permitting a West Coast Pelagic Longline Fishery
Yesterday evening, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted overwhelmingly not to move forward with further consideration of permitting a West Coast-based pelagic longline fishery on the high seas (beyond 200…
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Bill to Ban U.S. Shark Fin Trade Passes House, Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to ban the U.S. shark fin trade. The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (H.R. 737), which was introduced by Reps. Gregorio…
Monday, October 14, 2019
Red Hot Chili Peppers headline Oceana’s 4th annual Rock Under The Stars
On Saturday night, rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers performed a private concert at the home of Oceana Board President Keith Addis and his wife Keri Selig to help raise…
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Oceana CEO issues statement ahead of new IPCC climate & oceans report
Today, Andrew Sharpless, CEO of Oceana, issued the following statement in anticipation of the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere…
Monday, September 16, 2019
Diane Lane and Simon Sidamon-Eristoff honored at Oceana’s New York Gala
Supporters in New York City gathered last Tuesday night at Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room to celebrate and support the oceans.President Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, introduced…
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Ted Danson and Alexandra Cousteau headline Oceana’s SeaChange Summer Party
Supporters gathered in Laguna Beach on Saturday evening to support Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation organization. Ted Danson, Alexandra Cousteau, Sally Pressman, Austin Nichols, Jason and Ashley Wahler, Angela Kinsey, and Oscar Nunez were…
Monday, September 9, 2019
Oceana Launches Campaign in U.S. and Canada to Save North Atlantic Right Whales from Extinction
Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, today launched a campaign in the U.S. and Canada to help save the North Atlantic right whale from extinction….
