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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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…
Recreational anglers may be getting more than they bargain for in the fish they hook, says a report released today by Oceana. The international ocean conservation group partnered with the…
President Bush’s proposed budget for FY 2007 continues a trend of reducing funding for ocean research, management and conservation. Despite a strong consensus for building our investments in ocean science,…
The world’s largest gold-mining company plans to “re-locate” three pristine glaciers in South America to excavate a vast open-pit gold mine, with production techniques that could poison the air and…
The chlorine industry continues to be one of the United States’ biggest mercury polluters, Oceana said today in Poison Plants II, an updated version of the group’s groundbreaking report on…
