Press Releases
Friday, September 22, 2017
Vessel Monitoring Technology Can Save Fishers’ Lives, Make Fisheries Transparent
Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable.Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fitzgerald in the Sea of Japan last 17…
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
The Spanish National Court has ordered the payment of 700,000 Euros to a Chinese company in compensation for a cargo of illegally-caught Patagonian toothfish that was seized in Vietnam last…
Thursday, September 14, 2017
TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK – September 14, 2017 – In a surprise appearance at Oceana’s New York Gala last night, former president Bill Clinton presented actor and Oceana board member Ted…
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
EU countries authorized their vessels to fish unlawfully in African waters
Oceana today released a new report highlighting unlawful fishing* activities, authorized by four European countries, in the waters of The Gambia and Equatorial Guinea between April 2012 and August 2015. Using data…
Saturday, September 9, 2017
European Parliament votes in plenary session to end overfishing in the North Sea
Members of the European Parliament voted today in the plenary session on the North Sea multiannual management plan for fish species living near the sea bottom. The plan covers nearly…
Thursday, September 7, 2017
First Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness (MANA) Month Kicks Off in Malacañang Palace
To “raise the level of awareness on our marine wealth and endowments as well as the challenges and opportunities in harnessing the same as a critical first step,” Malacañang kicked…
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Oceana Releases Expedition Findings for Previously Unexplored Seafloor Areas off Southern California
Today, Oceana released the findings of a scientific expedition it conducted in some never before explored waters off Southern California. In August 2016, in partnership with the Channel Islands National…
