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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Five renegade chlorine plants that are among the top mercury polluters in the United States would reap economic benefits if they eliminated mercury in chlorine production, Oceana said today in…
Today Oceana published a report showing that three trawl fisheries, calico scallops, rock shrimp and royal red shrimp, pose an increased threat to South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico deep-sea…
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which advises the federal government on fisheries policy in U.S. waters off Alaska, voted unanimously today to protect approximately 180,000 square miles of previously…
Today, Oceana is celebrating World Ocean Day by announcing the “Top 13 Ways to Love Your Oceans”. The timing of this announcement also coincides with the debut screening of the…
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…
