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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Oceana, the world’s largest international organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, is opening an office in Belize. Oceana’s CEO and Board of Directors formally announced that the new office will…
Lowered IQ due to mercury pollution from outdated mercury-cell chlorine factories has cost the American economy millions of dollars in lost wages annually, according to a new Oceana report released…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued an emergency closure of the bottom longline sector of the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery today in an effort to protect…
With broad support from government and opposition leaders, a bill was introduced this morning to the Chilean National Congress intended to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems from trawling and other destructive…
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 House of…
— 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 role in…
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 Day. January…