Press Releases
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Driftnet Fishing For Swordfish and Sharks Halted by Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Friday to stop issuing commercial fishing permits for drift gillnet gear used to target swordfish and thresher sharks in waters off the Oregon…
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Oceana and Others Challenge Shell’s Beaufort Drilling Plan
Oceana, together with a coalition of Arctic communities and other conservation groups, today filed a legal challenge to the Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) approval of Shell Offshore Inc.’s proposed exploration…
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Oceana and Others Challenge Shell’s Beaufort Drilling Plan
Oceana, together with a coalition of Arctic communities and other conservation groups, today filed a legal challenge to the Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) approval of Shell Offshore Inc.’s proposed exploration…
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Oregon Advances Implementation of Marine Reserves
The Oregon State Land Board and Fish and Wildlife Commission passed regulations last week for the first two marine reserves off the Oregon Coast, one at Otter Rock near Depoe…
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Smelt Protected in Oregon; Herring Left Vulnerable
On Friday the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission ended commercial fishing for smelt in Oregon waters. The action protects an important part of the ocean food web and an essential…
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Oceana and Others Challenge Shell’s Beaufort Drilling Plan
Oceana, together with a coalition of Arctic communities and other conservation groups, today filed a legal challenge to the Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) approval of Shell Offshore Inc.’s proposed exploration…
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Oceana Urges Passage of New Ocean Acidification Resolution
U.S. House of Representatives Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) and their colleagues today introduced a resolution to call on the United States to adopt national policies and support…
