Press Releases
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Congress Acts to Eliminate Mercury from Chlorine Plants
Following the Obama Administration's international statement about the need to control mercury, a bill that would phase-out the use of mercury in chlorine production, was reintroduced in the... Read More
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Actress January Jones joins Campaign to Save Sharks
-- Note: High resolution images available upon requestToday ocean conservation group Oceana announced its partnership with Golden Globe nominated actress January Jones. Jones is best known for her... Read More
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Senate Introduces Bill to End Shark Finning in U.S on Earth Day
Oceana and Mad Men star January Jones applaud Senator John Kerry (D-MA) for introducing the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 in the Senate today as we celebrate Earth... Read More
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
First Request for Access to Information Under New Chilean Law Concerns Marine Environment
Invoking the Access to Public Information Law that goes into effect today in Chile, this morning the international marine conservation organization Oceana made a request to the Chilean... Read More
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted in favor of a compromise agreement this morning put together in recent days by Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, and the Gulf of... Read More
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Oceana, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth applaud the Environmental Protection Agency on its determination that elevated concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere... Read More
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
United Nations Makes it Official: World Oceans Day is June 8
Sixteen years after it was first proposed, the United Nations (U.N.) has notified Oceana of its official resolution to designate June 8 as World Oceans Day. Both the... Read More
