Press Releases
Friday, October 2, 2009
Fishing Council Again Fails to Save Sea Turtles from Scallop Dredging
The New England Fisheries Management Council today voted to close the sea turtle migration path off the Maryland coast that crosses the Elephant Trunk scallop fishing ground to... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Oceana declared a victory for the oceans today when the New England Fisheries Management Council voted to change the herring fishery management plan to include bycatch control and... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Four Companies Besieged by Calls from Citizens Concerned by Unnecessary Mercury Pollution
Four major corporations were flooded with phone calls today from citizens denouncing their operation of nine mercury-polluting chlorine factories around the country. The “National Call-In Day,” organized by... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Oceana: Harvard Mercury Study Being Misinterpreted
concentrations with fish containing less [methylmercury] among women of childbearing age yields substantial developmental benefits and few negative impacts.’
“Simple signs in stores communicating the government advisory would allow people to choose omega-rich fish that are also low in mercury. People have a right to know about mercury in fish, but it’s clear that the message is not getting out, as the study itself states. Signs like those already being posted by law in California are the key to getting omegas without mercury and achieving the benefits touted in the study. Signs are also being posted by at least one national grocery chain, Wild Oats Markets, and more are likely to follow. For those who truly care about women’s health, signs in stores are the obvious answer.”
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Oceana Applauds Oxychem’s Decision to End Mercury-Based Chlorine Production in Delaware
Jackie Savitz, Seafood Contamination Campaign Director for the international ocean conservation group Oceana, which is campaigning to get the United States’ nine remaining mercury-based chlorine plants to shift... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Dolphin Brigade Marches on Capitol Hill to Save Flipper
The Dolphin Brigade, a band of dolphin-costumed “lobbyists,” marched on Capitol Hill today to demand that Congress reject a proposal by U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) that would... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Television and film stars Ted Danson and Amber Valletta turned out today to help Oceana honor California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Wild Oats Markets with its 2005... Read More
