Press Releases
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Top Olympic Swimmer, Aaron Peirsol To Race for the Oceans
Aaron Peirsol, three time Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Holder in the 100m and 200m backstroke and 400 Medley Relay, announced today that he intended to “race... Read More
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Congress Protects “Dolphin Deadline” in Marine Mammal Protection Act
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation (H.R. 4075) amending the Marine Mammal Protection Act that preserves the “Dolphin Deadline,” a key provision that sets the timeline... Read More
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Republicans in Ohio Could Teach Capitol Hill a Lot About the Oceans
In a new poll, released today by Oceana, Republicans in Ohio overwhelmingly declared their support for protection of the oceans and its marine mammal inhabitants. The poll found... Read More
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Corals, Conservationists and Commercial Fishermen Win Largest Protected Area in America’s Oceans
In a watershed event for ocean conservation, NOAA Fisheries today protected more than 370,000 square miles of seafloor in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska from destructive bottom trawling. ... Read More
Thursday, October 1, 2009
In light of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s announcement about the discovery of abundant reef building corals, Lophelia pertusa, in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary -–some... Read More
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Whole Foods today announced that it is joining Safeway and Wild Oats as the first national supermarket chains to commit to posting signs giving consumers a government warning... Read More
Thursday, October 1, 2009
NOAA Fisheries Service OK’s Only Partial Season Closure of Scallop Dreding to Protect Sea Turtles
The National Marine Fisheries Service today announced new rules for the Atlantic scallop fishery, which for the first time will use time and area closures of scallop fishing... Read More
