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 submitted a petition today that demands U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez take credible action to protect the six species of sea turtles swimming in U.S. waters, which are…
— Recreational anglers at this year’s 3,000-participant Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo will work with Oceana to test for mercury contamination in hundreds of fish caught at the biggest saltwater…
— Concluding a six-month expedition that began in California, Oceana’s catamaran Ranger arrived today at its new home port of Majorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands, a strategically advantageous point from…
Oceana’s Seafood Contamination Campaign today launched a new initiative demanding that supermarkets nationwide post warning signs wherever fish containing high levels of toxic mercury are sold. The ocean conservation group…
Concluding a six-month expedition that began in California, Oceana’s catamaran Ranger arrived today at its new home port of Majorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands, a strategically advantageous point from which…
— In an historic move for our nation’s fisheries, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously today to adopt Oceana’s Approach to managing the seafloor off of Washington, Oregon, and…
Oceana and five other groups today asked Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez to ban commercial longline fishing fleets during three critical months each year from the Gulf of Mexico spawning…