Press Releases
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…
Monday, December 14, 2009
FAO Finds New CITES Protections Warranted to Promote the Sustainable Trade of Sharks Worldwide
A international panel of independent fisheries experts convened by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today found that new trade protections are warranted for five threatened shark species…
Monday, December 14, 2009
Pollock Catch Limits Lowest in 32 Years
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council today set the 2010 pollock catch limit at 813,000 metric tons, the lowest in 32 years. The limit reflected the maximum recommendation made by…
