Press Releases
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Canadian government inadequately addressing one of the biggest threats to our oceans
TORONTO – A report released today from Oceana Canada—Collateral damage: How to reduce bycatch in Canada’s commercial fisheries—reveals how poorly Canada is managing one of the biggest threats... Read More
Thursday, April 27, 2017
WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced an Executive Order Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, which requires a review of the five year program... Read More
Monday, April 17, 2017
Hundreds of Forage Species Safeguarded off Entire U.S. West Coast
Monterey, CA — Today, hundreds of species of the ocean’s smallest schooling fish are protected from the shoreline to 200 miles out to sea and from Washington’s northern border... Read More
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Monique Bär, Jena King and Jean Weiss Join Oceana’s Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, DC – Oceana, the largest international organization dedicated to ocean conservation, is pleased to publicly announce the addition of Monique Bär, Jena King and Jean Weiss to... Read More
Monday, April 10, 2017
West Coast Commercial Sardine Fishery Closed for Third Consecutive Year
Sacramento, CA — Today, federal fishery managers voted to keep the U.S. West Coast Pacific sardine fishery closed for the upcoming commercial season. With an estimated 86,586 metric... Read More
Friday, April 7, 2017
Download Oceana’s Primer to Understand the Philippine Amended Fisheries Code
The Philippine Fisheries Code (Republic Act 8550) was amended on 27 February 2015 by RA 10654, providing higher penalties while mandating better monitoring systems to stop illegal, unreported... Read More
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Coyhaique, Chile — The National Forestry Corporation (Conaf in Spanish) and Oceana signed an unprecedented cooperation agreement this Wednesday to conduct joint work on the land and marine... Read More
