In light of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s announcement about the discovery of abundant reef building corals, Lophelia pertusa, in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary -–some of which…
Whole Foods today announced that it is joining Safeway and Wild Oats as the first national supermarket chains to commit to posting signs giving consumers a government warning about mercury…
The National Marine Fisheries Service today announced new rules for the Atlantic scallop fishery, which for the first time will use time and area closures of scallop fishing grounds to…
Its total endorsement to the sanctions initiated by Corema of the X Region against the salmon aquaculture industry indicated Cristián Gutiérrez today -Oceana’s head of the Salmon aquaculture campaign. Gutierrez…
Cesar Gaviria, former Colombian president and secretary-general of the Organization of American States, hosted a private gathering of top Latin American and U.S. business leaders at his Manhattan home on…
Safeway CEO Steven Burd’s decision to educate his customers about mercury contamination in seafood by voluntarily posting mercury warning signs in more than 1,500 stores nationwide is an example of…
Today the U.S. House Resources Committee led by Rep. Pombo (R-Calif.) passed a Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization bill, H.R. 5018, which retreats from some of the recent…
