Press Releases
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
National Academy of Sciences Releases Report on Trawling Impacts
A new study by the National Academy of Sciences released today says that bottom trawling, a method of fishing that drags big, heavy nets across the sea floor,... Read More
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Conservation Groups Denounce Government Plan As Status Quo
Five conservation groups today called the government’s recent proposed remedy in New England groundfish litigation illegal and inadequate because it fails to break the decades-long cycle of overfishing.A... Read More
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Ted Danson’s American Oceans Campaign Partners With Oceana
Ted Danson, Emmy and Golden Globe award winning actor and environmental activist, announced today a new partnership between American Oceans Campaign (AOC), an organization he founded in 1987,... Read More
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Massive Waste of Marine Life Puts Oceans At Risk
Today Oceana, a new international group dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans from destructive fishing and pollution, is launching a campaign, OceansAtRisk.com, to end the massive waste of... Read More
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Media Briefing on Wasteful Fishing Practices
New Ocean Protection Organization to File Petition with U.S. Government Against Inaction on Wasteful Fishing PracticesNew Report Identifies Risks to Oceans from Failure to Enforce Laws On Thursday,... Read More
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Conservation Groups Announce Steps to Restore New England Fish Populations
Five conservation groups today asked a federal judge to take steps they say will ultimately bring New England's depleted fishing grounds back to life. The steps are necessary,... Read More
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Environmentalists Praise Federal Court Victory in New England Groundfish Lawsuit
Today, five environmental organizations announced a major litigation victory that will protect New England’s ocean life from wasteful, destructive overfishing. On December 28, the United States District Court... Read More
