The California Fish and Game Commission took unprecedented action today to protect overfished rockfish populations and preserve ocean habitat by voting unanimously to close the destructive spot prawn fishery to…
California Senate Bill 236, introduced Friday, February 14, by State Senator Dede Alpert (D-San Diego), would sharply restrict fishing with destructive bottom-trawl gear off the coast of California. Co-authored by…
As the White House lays out its priorities for the nation when it releases its budget , Oceana, a leading environmental advocacy group, called on President Bush and Congress not…
Today, Oceana launches a week-long media tour in three cities – Washington, New York and Boston – to continue raising awareness about cruise ship pollution. The campaign to protect our…
On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supported Oceana’s contention that citizens have a formal right to participate in annual fishery management decisions of the National Marine Fisheries Service…
Oceana this month launched its “Endangered Seas” campaign against scallop dredging, bottom trawling and other destructive fishing methods. The campaign, one of three Oceana is waging this year, is part…
The California Fish and Game Commission rejected a proposal today to stop the spot prawn bottom trawling fishery from destroying ocean habitat and harming overfished rockfish populations. The Commission failed…
