Oceana press releases share updates on our campaigns and mission to protect and restore the world’s oceans. They include explanations of the issues that our oceans face, our work to solve those issues, and ways that you can advocate for ocean protection and restoration.
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WHAT: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Producer Brian Grazer and Director Ron Howard of Imagine Entertainment will be honored with the Oceana Partners Award, and a special Ocean Hero Award will…
A landmark scientific study released today by Oceana provides guidelines for one of the greatest unsolved problems in fisheries management – how to gather data on how many fish are…
Oceana released a report today that shows the devastating impact of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, on public health and animals. The report, “Toxic Burden: PCBs in Marine Life,” describes levels…
In a move criticized by both environmental advocates and federal habitat scientists as being severely flawed, the New England Fishery Management Council gave final approval yesterday to a new set…
Today, Oceana issued the following statement after learning that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will fully enforce the new rule requiring larger turtle excluder devices (TEDs) on shrimpers’ nets…
Faced with 2002 fishing data that showed higher than expected discards of short spine thorneyheads, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to maintain the 2003 commercial fishing regulations for Nov….
Many beachgoers don’t know if it will be safe to go in the water this Labor Day weekend. Due to the blackout, heavy rains and other factors that contribute to…
