Press Releases
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has delayed indefinitely the release of the latest Biological Opinion evaluating the impacts of commercial fishing on endangered Steller sea lions in... Read More
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Oceana Releases New Report at CITES about Impact of Global Shark Fin Trade to Oceans
Up to 10 million kg of shark fins (equivalent to the weight of more than 2,000 adult African Elephants) are exported annually to Hong Kong by nearly 87... Read More
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has delayed indefinitely the release of the latest Biological Opinion evaluating the impacts of commercial fishing on endangered Steller sea lions in... Read More
Monday, March 15, 2010
Oceana Highlights New Regulations for the Prevention and Penalization of Salmon Escapes
In response to the approval of the reforms to the General Law of Fisheries and Aquaculture that occurred this week in the National Congress, Oceana indicated that the... Read More
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Stevie® Awards Name Oceana as Beneficiary of 2010 Awards Programs
The Stevie Awards, organizers of the world's premier business awards, today named Oceana, the largest international organization focused on ocean conservation, as the sole non-profit beneficiary of its... Read More
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Endangered Status Proposed for U.S. Loggerhead Sea Turtles
The National Marine Fisheries Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service issued a proposed rule today to change the status of North Pacific and Northwest Atlantic loggerhead sea... Read More
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
U.S. Government Supports International Trade Ban of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Oceana issued the following statement from Dr. Michael Hirshfield, senior vice president for North America and chief scientist, today in response to the announcement that the United States... Read More
