Press Releases
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, is calling on governments to address plastic pollution at the 8th annual Our Ocean conference in Panama City, Panamá….
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Chile creates a new marine protected area in Pisagua Bay following four Oceana expeditions
A crucial marine ecosystem located in northern Chile, the Pisagua Sea, was declared a marine protected area (MPA). This announcement follows four expeditions led by Oceana and Universidad Arturo Prat…
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Report: Amazon’s plastic packaging waste jumped 18% to 709 million pounds in 2021
Washington, Dec. 15, 2022: Today, Oceana released a new report “The Cost of Amazon’s Plastic Denial on the World’s Oceans” revealing that Amazon, the largest retailer in the world, generated…
Monday, December 12, 2022
New Oceana Analysis Finds Tuna Fisheries Are Masking USD $411 Million Blue Shark Industry
WASHINGTON — A new Oceana-commissioned study reveals that vessels authorized to fish in the waters of designated tuna regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs) are operating major shark fisheries, propping up…
Friday, December 9, 2022
Oceana Says Pepsi’s Pledge to Increase Reusable Packaging is Promising But More Specifics Needed
Earlier this week, beverage giant PepsiCo announced plans to double the percentage of beverage servings sold through reusable models from 10% to 20% by 2030. The commitment states this increase…
Friday, November 4, 2022
Coca-Cola plastic packaging up by 8.8% in one year
Oceana analyzed data from the Global Commitment 2022 Progress Report released earlier this week by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and found the Coca-Cola Company increased its use of plastic packaging by…
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
As world leaders prepare to gather in Egypt next week for the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), Oceana released a new analysis calculating the benefit of halting new offshore…
