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The United States House of Representatives approved the Senate version of the Shark Conservation Act today, clearing the final hurdle to ending shark finning in U.S. waters. Below is a…
Oceana applauds the United States Senate today for passing the Shark Conservation Act, which will end shark finning in U.S. waters. “In last minute action, the Senate passed precedent-setting shark…
Oceana announced today the receipt of two significant grants from UK-based Arcadia Fund. The first grant, amounting to 2,550,000 US dollars, will be paid over a period of three years…
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…
