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 endanger public…
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 U.N. and…
The federal Pacific Fishery Management Council voted on Saturday, April 4 to maintain a standing prohibition on a West Coast-based high seas longline fishery. The vote will prevent the opening…
The international marine conservation organization Oceana welcomed the government of Chile’s plan for addressing antibiotic use in salmon aquaculture. The Ministry of Economy unveiled the plan, titled Use and Management…
The Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana and the Turtle Island Restoration Network filed two 60-day notices of intent to sue with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today over violations…
Oceana announced today that author and filmmaker Susan Cohn Rockefeller will chair its Ocean Council, a committee of advisors. Rockefeller succeeds Anne Alexander Rowley, who served as the Council’s leader…
The House of Representatives passed the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 81) yesterday. This bill would require sharks to be landed with their fins still naturally attached, which allows…
