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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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…
World Champion breath-hold diver, Martin Stepanek, and teammate, Niki Roderick, are partnering with the ocean conservation group, Oceana, leading up to their World Record freediving attempts next week. “The SONY…
Oceana today announced a new research study, Sea the Value, which will assess how much scuba divers value seeing various marine life such as sea turtles, sharks or healthy coral…
Following the release of a new Oceana report, U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) late yesterday afternoon reintroduced the Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act. This bill would phase…
