Press Releases
Friday, October 2, 2009
West Coast Seafloor Protected from Bottom Trawling
-- In an historic move for our nation’s fisheries, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously today to adopt Oceana’s Approach to managing the seafloor off of Washington,... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Saving the Most Expensive Fish on Earth
Oceana and five other groups today asked Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez to ban commercial longline fishing fleets during three critical months each year from the Gulf of... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Oceana to Test Fish For Mercury at Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
WHAT: Oceana, the international ocean conservation organization and a sponsor of the 2005 Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, will:* work with recreational fishermen at the Rodeo to collect... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Fishery Agency Proposal Puts Industry Profits Over Sea Turtle Survival
A proposed rule issued today by the National Marine Fisheries Service purports to resolve the problem of the injury and death of threatened and endangered sea turtles by... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Americans Show Overwhelming Support for Protecting Seafloor Habitat
In a strong show of support for ocean protection, the National Marine Fisheries Service was flooded with nearly 50,000 postcards, faxes, letters, and e-mails from every state requesting... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Government Rejects Proposal To Open Areas To Longliners
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that it will reject a proposal by longline swordfish fishing boats to conduct fisheries research in areas that have been closed... Read More
Friday, October 2, 2009
Americans Fed Up with Mercury Pollution by Chlorine Plants
An overwhelming majority of Americans want new technology and regulations applied to older chlorine plants to help eliminate mercury pollution, according to a nationwide poll released today by... Read More
