Press Releases
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Oceana Calls on Secretary Zinke to Reverse Course on Radical Offshore Drilling Plan
Last night, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that Florida is being removed from the Trump administration’s new draft five-year program (2019-2024) for oil and gas development on the…
Friday, January 5, 2018
The biggest reef in Americas says “No!” to offshore oil
Belize has made history by unanimously passing the Petroleum Operations (Offshore Zone Moratorium) Bill, 2017 which will place an indefinite moratorium on offshore oil in Belize’s marine territory. This decision…
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Trump Administration Announces Plans to Open Nearly All U.S. Waters to Offshore Drilling
Today, the Trump administration announced its plans to open nearly all U.S. federal waters to offshore drilling activities. In a new draft five-year program (2019-2024) for oil and gas development…
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Nina Dobrev Joins Oceana to Help Save Sharks
Today, Oceana announced Nina Dobrev, actress and ocean advocate, as its newest Oceana Ambassador. To mark the announcement, Oceana launched a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign that features Nina…
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Mediterranean countries commit at UN environment meeting to protect endangered corals
Mediterranean countries agreed today to legally protect endangered cold-water corals in the Mediterranean Sea from harmful human activity at a UN environment meeting in Albania. The 22 members of the…
Friday, December 15, 2017
Mediterranean countries to decide on possible protection of corals threatened with extinction
As the Contracting Parties of the Barcelona Convention are due to meet in Tirana, Oceana calls on the Mediterranean countries to approve a proposal to protect four threatened deep-sea corals….
Friday, December 15, 2017
Chile protects 98% of its Exclusive Economic Zone from bottom trawling
The Undersecretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Pablo Berazaluce and executive director for Oceana Chile, Liesbeth van der Meer, made a joint announcement about the decision to protect 98% of Chile’s…
