Press Releases
Monday, December 7, 2009
Oceana Brings Arctic Climate Change to Light Through Google Earth
Using Google technology, Oceana has created a powerful new tool for protecting the Arctic Ocean in the face of climate change and other threats. The new Google Earth... Read More
Monday, December 7, 2009
Feds Approve Drilling Plan for the Chukchi Sea
The Minerals Management Service has approved Shell’s plan to drill for oil in the Chukchi Sea next summer. The decision comes after a similar approval in October for... Read More
Monday, December 7, 2009
Oceana Praises EPA’s Endangerment Finding
Oceana applauds the Environmental Protection Agency for its determination that elevated concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere endanger public health and welfare. This finding is an important... Read More
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Historic Arctic Fishing Protections Take Effect
Final regulations protecting almost 200,000 square miles of U.S. Arctic waters from industrial fishing go into effect December 3, 2009. The new regulations close all U.S. waters north... Read More
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Environmental Groups Call for WTO Deal on Fish
As the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministers concluded the Seventh Ministerial Conference, Oceana released remarks from Courtney Sakai, senior campaign director, as prepared for yesterday’s panel at the... Read More
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Major CO2 –Emitting Nations Vulnerable to Ocean Acidification
A new Oceana study of the vulnerability of individual nations to ocean acidification reveals that six of the ten biggest CO2 polluters are likely to suffer most from... Read More
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
World’s Leading Marine Scientists Call on WTO Ministers to Stop Overfishing Subsidies
As World Trade Organization (WTO) ministers meet today in Geneva, Switzerland, to review WTO activities, including the Doha work program, nine leading marine scientists called on them to... Read More