Press Releases
Friday, October 2, 2009
Mercury on the Hook? Oceana Has Answers for Anglers
Recreational anglers may be getting more than they bargain for in the fish they hook, says a report released today by Oceana. The international ocean conservation group partnered... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
President’s Budget Cuts Funding for Ocean Research, Management, Conservation
President Bush’s proposed budget for FY 2007 continues a trend of reducing funding for ocean research, management and conservation. Despite a strong consensus for building our investments in... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Gold Rush to Turn Glaciers to Slush
The world’s largest gold-mining company plans to “re-locate” three pristine glaciers in South America to excavate a vast open-pit gold mine, with production techniques that could poison the... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
No Mercury Reductions from Chlorine Industry
The chlorine industry continues to be one of the United States’ biggest mercury polluters, Oceana said today in Poison Plants II, an updated version of the group’s groundbreaking... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Leading Mercury Experts: Mercury in Fish Harmful
Mercury levels in fish are high enough to pose health risks to moderate and heavy fish eaters, mercury experts said in a report released today. Commissioned by Oceana... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Leading Scientists Andrew Rosenberg, Ransom Myers Reveal
A new study shows that for every five pounds of fish caught by U.S. commercial fisheries, one pound is dumped – dead, dying and wasted. Each year, U.S.... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Oceana Events in Three Cities Pressure Mercury-polluting Companies to Clean Up
Armed with the latest data on the chlorine industry’s mercury emissions and personal pleas by hundreds of concerned citizens, Oceana again today called on ERCO Worldwide, Olin Chemical... Read More
