Oceana press releases share updates on our campaigns and mission to protect and restore the world’s oceans. They include explanations of the issues that our oceans face, our work to solve those issues, and ways that you can advocate for ocean protection and restoration.
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Oceana today blasted NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service for its severe cuts to the Northeast Fishery Observer Program, cuts which, as reported last week, will eliminate virtually all monitoring of…
The return of the goliath grouper population in the south Atlantic proves that consistent use of the management measures available under the Magnuson-Stevens and Endangered Species acts to protect fish…
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service is making severe cuts to the Northeast Fishery Observer Program, including firing at least half of its staff, according to reports from program staff. These…
NOAA Fisheries today put in place bittersweet federal regulations to enact essential fish habitat protection in the federal waters off of California, Oregon, and Washington. In June of 2005, the…
Today Andrew F. Sharpless, CEO of Oceana issued the following statement on the start of legal negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to eliminate overfishing subsidies: Fishing fleets…
“Eliminating the global subsidies that drive overfishing is the largest single action we can take now to protect our fisheries. This is within our reach and the choice is ours…
Oceana today offered cautious praise for Occidental Petroleum’s (NYSE:OXY) decision to eliminate mercury technology from chlorine production. While the company has announced its intent to eliminate mercury, it has yet…
