Press Releases
Friday, October 2, 2009
A Second Fishery Management Council Votes to Protect Deep-Sea Corals
Delivering a second major victory for the oceans in two weeks, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council unanimously voted today to accept the recent New England council decision to protect deep-sea…
Friday, October 2, 2009
Concerned Moms Urge Supermarkets to Post Warning Signs for Mercury-tainted Seafood
Concerned mothers and students from cities across America appealed to their local grocers today to post signs wherever fish subject to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory for mercury…
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 commercial scallop…
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 habitat protection…
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 Oceana’s Seafood…
Friday, October 2, 2009
Oceana: Harvard Mercury Study Being Misinterpreted
Jackie Savitz, Seafood Contamination Campaign Director for the international ocean conservation group Oceana, which has been campaigning to get supermarkets nationwide to post warning signs wherever fish under a Food…
Friday, October 2, 2009
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 to mercury-free…
