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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The US House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed a resolution (H.Con.Res.94) calling for the United States to pursue a ban on government subsidies to the fishing sector that are contributing…
Oceana announced today that Oscar-nominated actor and star of NBC’s Law & Order, Sam Waterston, has joined its Ocean Council. The Ocean Council is a select group of academic, business,…
Today 125 scientists from 27 countries, led by preeminent fisheries experts Daniel Pauly and Boris Worm, warned World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy that unless the WTO acts to…
A bipartisan group of 13 United States Senators, led by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), introduced a resolution Thursday night calling for the United States to pursue an international ban on…
The United States took decisive action today when Peter Allgeier, U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO), presented a sweeping proposal to eliminate the massive government subsidies provided by…
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which advises the federal government on fisheries policy in U.S. waters off Alaska, released a series of alternatives for public review on protecting previously…
Oceana has learned, as part of an ongoing lawsuit with the National Marine Fisheries Service concerning the protection of sea turtles, that the Atlantic pelagic longline fishery caught approximately 2,100…
