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 is concerned that – at this late date – the Administration appears to be proposing the implementation of legislation that fails to follow the explicit language and clear intention…
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, is killing…
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 December 28th…
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, and Oceana,…
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 marine life,…
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, February 28…
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, say experts,…