Press Releases
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Ohio EPA Records Reveal that Ashta Chemicals’ Plant Lost 415 Pounds of Mercury
Recent company records obtained by Oceana from the Ohio EPA reveal that Ashta Chemicals reported “losing” 415 pounds of toxic mercury in 2009. In the past, Ashta reported “lost” mercury…
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
New Study: Millions of Sea Turtles Caught in Effort to Put Fish on Your Plate
Take Action for Sea Turtles Destructive trawls and plastic pollution threaten their lives at sea. Beach erosion and coastal development plague them on land. With six of the world’s seven…
Friday, April 2, 2010
Fashion leaders make ‘Bid to Save the Earth’ at Christie’s inaugural Green Auction
In one month, Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, will host the fashion community in rallying behind the Green movement. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the…
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
In response to the Obama administration’s announcement on offshore drilling, ocean conservation group Oceana argues that expanding offshore drilling is the wrong direction for U.S. energy policy, given a worsening…
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Oceana Declares CITES a ‘Tragedy of the Oceans’
Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, declared the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) a “tragedy of the oceans” today after it failed to protect nearly…
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Oceana Disgusted by CITES’ Failure to Protect Hammerhead Sharks
Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, released the following statement from marine scientist and fisheries campaign manager Elizabeth Griffin today following the decision to not include scalloped hammerhead…
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Oceana Bittersweet About CITES’ Failure to Protect Seven out of Eight Shark Species
Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, applauded the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species’ (CITES) decision to protect porbeagle sharks threatened by the international trade of their…
