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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Endangered and threatened sea turtles will have a new lease on life when a new federal rule takes effect in the Gulf of Mexico.Scientists with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
Tim Eichenberg of Oceana joined California Assemblymembers John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), and George Nakano (D-Torrance) today at a press conference to urge passage of three bills…
As millions of Americans head for the ocean this summer, many will find out that their favorite beach has been closed because the water is too polluted. According to Oceana,…
Bucking the national trend, the number of beach closures in New Hampshire during 2002 decreased by almost half from 2001, falling from 146 to 72, according to the 13th annual…
Oceana today urged the New England Fishery Management Council to take serious steps to protect sensitive cod nursery habitats from destructive scallop dredges that scour the ocean bottom. Oceana requested…
Oceana today released a groundbreaking report on deep sea coral destruction. The coral report, entitled Deep Sea Corals: Out of Sight, But No Longer Out of Mind, is the first…
The California Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed three bills on Monday, July 7 that would ban cruise ships from dumping wastes into California waters and four National Marine Sanctuaries. The…
