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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The Olin Corporation announced today it will convert its mercury-based chlor-alkali manufacturing plant in Charleston, TN to modern, mercury free technology and eliminate mercury from its plant operation in Augusta,…
Today marks another critical milestone in Oregon’s ongoing work to create an ecologically significant network of marine protected areas along the state’s coastline. The Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) approved…
All forms of trawling in Belize have been banned in the country’s waters including its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) when Fisheries Minister Rene Montero signed the Statutory Instrument effecting this…
Oceana supports the National Marine Fisheries Service’s interim final rule that addresses competition between commercial fisheries and endangered Steller sea lions in the western Aleutian Islands. By providing more food…
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced today that it would not include the Atlantic, Pacific or the Eastern Gulf of Mexico in its new Five-Year OCS Oil and Gas…
Oceana announced the official launch of its fifth annual “Adopt a Creature” holiday giving program, which provides support for Oceana and its global efforts to prevent the collapse of marine…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Oceana announced the official release of its second series of “Getting Sea Turtles Off the Hook” Public Service Announcement (PSA) ads, starring actresses and comedians Angela…