On the heels of signing several ocean-protection bills, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a major victory for the oceans today, signing into law a critically important ocean protection bill: one that…
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed into law an ocean-protection bill that stops cruise ships from dumping sink and shower wastes in California coastal waters. While Oceana praised that action, it…
Renewing its call to the Atlantic commercial longline fishing industry to use tested, environmentally-friendly “circle hooks” rather than the obsolete “J hooks” currently in use, international ocean conservation group Oceana…
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) enacted new rules last night requiring sharks caught in state fisheries from Maine to Florida to be “landed whole” with their fins naturally…
Oceana released the results of a new study today that finds a strong economic incentive for protecting living ocean resources. Sea the Value: Quantifying the Value of Marine Life to…
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), a national retail chain based in Issaquah, WA, has committed to warn its customers about mercury contamination in fish. Costco will post the Food and Drug…
A coalition of conservation groups and state attorneys general filed formal letters warning of impending lawsuits over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to address global warming pollution from ocean-going…
