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Sharks have thrived in the world’s oceans for more than 400 million years, but a comprehensive new report released today by Oceana and WildAid reveals that the world’s shark populations…
Ted Danson, award-winning actor and longtime ocean advocate, met with World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy tonight about the threat subsidies pose to the world’s fisheries and how the…
Today, Geneva city centre is buzzing as Oceana’s Finley the Fish emerged from the depths to increase awareness for a true special interest – stopping the massive subsidies provided by…
A coalition of environmental advocates filed a petition today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the agency to set pollution rules for large, ocean-going marine vessels. These vessels…
After nearly a ten-year struggle, the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) this week voted to designate the Great South Channel as a Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC). The…
Jacqueline Savitz, director of Oceana’s Campaign to Stop Seafood Contamination, released the following statement today following ERCO Worldwide’s commitment to convert its Port Edwards chlor-alkali facility from mercury-based technology to…
Oceana announced today the launch of a new North America shark campaign that calls on Congress and the U.S. Government to change finning laws and shark management polices in order…