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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Oceana strongly objects to the Bush Administration’s proposal to rollback the protection of our nation’s ocean waters. The Department of Justice and the Department of Defense have recently argued in…
A coalition of conservation groups filed suit in federal court today against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Oceana, the Center for…
The House Resources Committee today took a giant step backwards gutting the nation’s primary ocean fish conservation and management law. Rather than rebuilding our crucial ocean food supply, the Committee…
The discovery of coral reefs off the Aleutian Islands has scientists excited and environmentalists pleading for protection. The coral and sponge communities, comparable in size and structure to reefs in…
Several environmental groups today formally notified the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of their intent to sue if the agency does not require shrimp fishing vessels to use devices in…
Earlier today, the House Resources Committee endorsed and moved to the floor of the House of Representatives, legislation which significantly weakens current legal protections for American’s ocean fish. Entitled innocuously,…
Today, for the first time, beach goers will be able to find out easily whether their favorite ocean beach is clean enough for swimming or closed because of water pollution….
