Press Releases
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Nina Dobrev Joins Oceana to Help Save Sharks
Today, Oceana announced Nina Dobrev, actress and ocean advocate, as its newest Oceana Ambassador. To mark the announcement, Oceana launched a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign that features Nina…
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Mediterranean countries commit at UN environment meeting to protect endangered corals
Mediterranean countries agreed today to legally protect endangered cold-water corals in the Mediterranean Sea from harmful human activity at a UN environment meeting in Albania. The 22 members of the…
Friday, December 15, 2017
Mediterranean countries to decide on possible protection of corals threatened with extinction
As the Contracting Parties of the Barcelona Convention are due to meet in Tirana, Oceana calls on the Mediterranean countries to approve a proposal to protect four threatened deep-sea corals….
Friday, December 15, 2017
Chile protects 98% of its Exclusive Economic Zone from bottom trawling
The Undersecretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Pablo Berazaluce and executive director for Oceana Chile, Liesbeth van der Meer, made a joint announcement about the decision to protect 98% of Chile’s…
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
EU ministers decide to continue overfishing in the Atlantic waters in 2018
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Agrifish) late Tuesday night agreed on fishing limits for the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea for 2018. The Council’s decision is based on the…
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced H.R. 200, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, which would significantly undermine sustainable fisheries management in the United…
Friday, December 8, 2017
EU fails to reach ambitious deal on management of North Sea fisheries
Despite an optimistic vote in September at plenary session in the European Parliament to end overfishing, the key 3 EU institutions failed to reach an ambitious deal in the final…
