On the opening day of the international climate summit and negotiations in Copenhagen, Oceana sponsored an event entitled “Ocean Acidification: Impacts of Carbon Dioxide on Marine Ecosystems” at the U.S….
An unlikely alliance of commercial fishing and conservation leaders today welcomed the announcement that ocean acidification —a little-known peril of rising carbon dioxide emissions —will be a major subject of…
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 tour, entitled…
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 drilling in…
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 milestone in…
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 of Alaska’s…
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 Geneva Trade…
