Press Releases
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Oceana calls on the EU to recover Atlantic fisheries in 2018
The European Commission published today its annual proposal on total allowable catches (TACs) in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2018, which will be decided on the 11-12 December…
Friday, November 3, 2017
Oceana Appeals to Feds: Reject Council Proposal to Gut New England Habitat Protections
Today, the federal government issued a proposal to finalize a thirteen-year-long review of ocean habitat conservation. Developed by the New England Fishery Management Council, the action will change how fisheries…
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Oceana Testifies Before Congress: Current Shark Finning Regulations Have Many Shortcomings
Today, Oceana campaign director Lora Snyder testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, in a hearing titled, “Examining the Regulation of Shark Finning in the United States.” Congress…
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Atlantic Offshore Drilling Threatens National Security Operations
Today, Oceana released new maps highlighting concerns from the Department of Defense (DOD) over expanded offshore drilling activities and infrastructure in the Atlantic Ocean. According to DOD, the Outer Continental…
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Feds Stalling on Finalizing Rule to Address Sea Turtle Deaths in Gulf and Atlantic Shrimp Trawls
Today, Oceana reinitiated a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia as a result of the Trump administration’s failure to finalize new protections for sea turtles…
Monday, October 30, 2017
Marine conservation organization Oceana called out to national authorities to urgently implement a national traceability plan for fishery products, after television program Misión Encubierta (Undercover Mission) aired an investigative report…
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Today, Oceana Canada released the most comprehensive review of the state of Canada’s fisheries and the first annual assessment of how the government is managing them. The results revealed that…
