Oceana press releases share updates on our campaigns and mission to protect and restore the world’s oceans. They include explanations of the issues that our oceans face, our work to solve those issues, and ways that you can advocate for ocean protection and restoration.
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A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives today urged U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk for renewed leadership as the World Trade Organization (WTO) considers…
Worldwide food security could be harmed by changes in ocean chemistry driven by fossil fuel use, according to a new scientific study released last week by scientists at Woods Hole…
In reaction to recent reports of oil spills in Montana, China and the North Sea, and in advance of the July 15th anniversary of the capping of the Deepwater Horizon…
In two letters, a bipartisan coalition of U.S. lawmakers from both the Senate and the House of Representatives today urged U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk for renewed leadership as the…
Today, the Chilean National Congress passed legislation that completely bans shark finning. The bill, promoted by Oceana, requires every shark that fishermen catch to be landed with their fins naturally…
A settlement filed today in federal court between conservation groups and the National Marine Fisheries Service requires the government to make a final rule protecting critical habitat for the endangered…
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, said today that the U.S. government is failing to protect sea turtles from destructive shrimp trawls in…
