Press Releases
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Oceana and Sailors for the Sea Plan to Join Forces
Oceana, the world’s largest international conservation organization focused solely on protecting and restoring the world’s oceans, and Sailors for the Sea, the leading ocean conservation organization that engages, educates, inspires…
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Today, the New England Fishery Management Council, stakeholders from five states that include commercial and recreational fishermen and state and federal government officials, approved a proposal to protect over 25,000…
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Oceanic Whitetip First Shark Listed as “Threatened” in the Continental U.S. Atlantic
Today, the Trump administration announced the oceanic whitetip shark will be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, the first shark species to receive these protections in Atlantic continental U.S. waters….
Thursday, January 25, 2018
The party opposing the construction of controversial port mining project Dominga made its final statements on Thursday, before the Environmental Court of Antofagasta. For three days, seven lawyers representing residents…
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Oceana Calls on Secretary Zinke to Reverse Course on Radical Offshore Drilling Plan
Last night, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that Florida is being removed from the Trump administration’s new draft five-year program (2019-2024) for oil and gas development on the…
Friday, January 5, 2018
The biggest reef in Americas says “No!” to offshore oil
Belize has made history by unanimously passing the Petroleum Operations (Offshore Zone Moratorium) Bill, 2017 which will place an indefinite moratorium on offshore oil in Belize’s marine territory. This decision…
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Trump Administration Announces Plans to Open Nearly All U.S. Waters to Offshore Drilling
Today, the Trump administration announced its plans to open nearly all U.S. federal waters to offshore drilling activities. In a new draft five-year program (2019-2024) for oil and gas development…
