Clean, healthy oceans and coastal waters that support vital fisheries, wildlife populations, coral reefs, and other habitats will sustain coastal communities and benefit Americans across the nation. But there is…
Oceana today announced its support for legislation introduced by Representative Mary Lou Dickerson (D-Olympia) that would prohibit cruise ships from dumping sewage, wastewater and other harmful wastes into Washington state…
Oceana hails the decision made by Congress today that more than doubles the funding for federal fishery observer programs. Fishery observers are independent scientists who work alongside fishermen at sea…
Oceana successfully concluded its drive to remove a provision from the omnibus appropriations bill that would have seriously jeopardized deep-sea corals and other essential fish habitat. The provision, which would…
Oceana today called for global testing and labeling of fish in response to new findings reported in the journal Science that consuming farm-raised salmon could pose significant health risks. The…
Oceana today returned to Federal District Court to force the government to comply with a 2000 court order specifically requiring it to develop options for protecting cod nursery grounds devastated…
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently reported that Atlantic sea scalloppers caught twelve times as many threatened and endangered sea turtles in 2003 in certain areas of the Mid-Atlantic…
