Press Releases
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Oceana Submits Largest Number Of Comments Ever On Federal Ocean Policy
Oceana, a new international ocean protection group, today submitted the first installment of 60,000 public comments, the largest number ever delivered on an ocean related matter, to the National Marine…
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Democracy Online Project Awards Oceana.Org For Innovation
Today, the Democracy Online Project of The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management awarded the Golden Dot Award for Civic Excellence in Online Issue Advocacy to Oceana.org, the…
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Oceana Calls on Congress to Fix Faulty Bush Toxic Pollution Proposal
Oceana, a new international ocean protection group, today called on Congress to fix a faulty legislative proposal submitted by President Bush to enforce fully the provisions of the Stockholm Convention…
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Oceans Deserve Attention On Earth Day
Concerning Oceans, Earth Day and the Bush AdminstrationOur oceans are at risk. And as a result, we all are at risk. The oceans are linked to our health, our economy…
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Ted Danson Testifies Before U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
American Oceans Campaign Founding President and actor Ted Danson today urged a federal commission to make ocean and coastal protection a priority as it develops recommendations for improving the way…
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Environmentalists Say NMFS Side Agreement is Business as Usual
Ur conservation groups today requested that the United States District Court for the District of Columbia reject the NMFS’ side agreement, filed Tuesday, because it would continue to allow overfishing…
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Environmentalists Win Suit to Protect Pacific Groundfish
A federal judge has agreed with environmental and fishing groups that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) violated laws requiring protection of Pacific groundfish. The judge ruled that the federal…
