Press Releases
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Survey: Amazon Customers Overwhelmingly Concerned About Plastic Pollution, Want Plastic-Free Choices
Media contact: Gillian Spolarich (202-251-9564 / gspolarich@oceana.org)Link to media assetsPublic opinion research sponsored by Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, shows Amazon customers are buying more online due…
Friday, June 5, 2020
Sam Waterston and Oceana Demand Plastic-Free Choices
Today, on World Oceans Day, Oceana released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) starring actor and Oceana Board Member Sam Waterston about the dangers of ocean plastic pollution and the need…
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Oceana CEO Andrew Sharpless Wins Visionary Award at 2020 Ocean Awards
Today, Andrew Sharpless, CEO of Oceana, received the Visionary Award at the 2020 Ocean Awards from BOAT International and Blue Marine Foundation. The Visionary Award recognizes an individual with a…
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Oceana Praises the Passage of New York’s Statewide Polystyrene Ban
Today, New York state lawmakers passed a ban on polystyrene in an effort to curb the endless flow of plastic into our oceans, rivers and lands. Effective January 1, 2022,…
Monday, January 27, 2020
Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, released a report today finding that the beverage industry could decrease marine plastic pollution by 4.5 billion to 7.6…
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Commerce Department Takes Step to Prevent Sea Turtle Deaths in Gulf and Atlantic Shrimp Trawl Nets
Today, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross finalized a new rule to prevent sea turtle deaths in select U.S. shrimp trawls in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean….
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…
