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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In a demonstration of regional unity, six Latin American countries issued a joint paper today in the World Trade Organization (WTO) fisheries subsidies negotiations. The paper supports a fisheries subsidies…
Environmental conservation groups today blasted the Bush Administration’s refusal to act to reduce carbon dioxide pollution before the end of its second term. In an “advanced notice of proposed rulemaking”…
A new report released by Oceana today concludes that although sea turtles have survived mass extinctions, they are simply ill-equipped to withstand the threats posed by destructive fishing gear, especially…
Oceana applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the “Shark Conservation Act of 2008” today. This legislation will improve existing laws that were originally intended to prevent shark finning…
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today filed new rules that will require federal shark fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to land sharks with their fins…
The Shark Conservation Act of 2008 was reported out of the Natural Resources Committee today with an amendment that would require sharks to be landed with their fins still naturally…
A hard cap on salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery moved closer to reality today. The pollock fishery has been unintentionally catching alarming numbers of Chinook salmon in…
