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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Ocean conservationists with Oceana expressed disappointment today in the end of session negotiations that resulted in a piece of legislation that is over 200 pages long, yet makes mostly incremental…
Following a year-long grassroots campaign by Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) (Contact Erin Thompson, erin@womenandenvironment.org ) and Oceana, Albertsons has agreed to post mercury in fish advisories on their…
Conservation organization Oceana released a report today, Vital Signs, showing that twelve percent of the nation’s grocery store market now posts the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) mercury warning at…
Oceana held its annual Partners Award Gala November 9 at the Esquire House in Los Angeles. The red carpet event honored individuals who have made outstanding contributions through their personal…
The following statement responds to findings in “Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services” by B. Worm et al., published in Science, Friday, November 3, 2006.Statement of Michael F….
Oceana today released Net Casualties, a new report revealing that the federal government authorizes commercial fishing operations in the United States to kill nearly 10,000 sea turtles and harm another…
Oceana has verified that Icelandic vessels are not complying with the moratorium on commercial whale hunting established by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 1985. Following many weeks of preparations,…
