Oceana Press Releases
Oceana press releases share updates on our campaigns and mission to protect and restore the world’s oceans. They include explanations of the issues that our oceans face, our work to solve those issues, and ways that you can advocate for ocean protection and restoration.
We invite members of the press to reach out to Oceana’s media contacts for information and questions.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Oceana Files Lawsuit to Protect Whales, Sea Turtles From Drowning in Drift Gillnets
Oceana filed a lawsuit in federal court in California late yesterday challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service’s decision to withdraw a proposed rule that would have protected endangered species, including whales and sea turtles,…
Monday, July 10, 2017
Oceana stresses the need for sustainable catch limits as European Parliament decides on future of North Sea fisheries
Brussels—July 10, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament is voting this Wednesday (July 12) on the North Sea multiannual management plan for fish species living near the sea bottom….
Monday, July 10, 2017
Push to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling is Risky Business
Today, the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, a leading scientific journal of studies on environmental pollution, released a special issue devoted to monitoring and evaluating the effects and repercussions of oil…
Friday, July 7, 2017
Major setback for the salmon farming industry: Supreme Court forces producers to disclose their use of antibiotics
Last Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected a complaint appeal filed by the salmon farming industry against the ministers of the Court of Appeals, aiming to revoke the sentence that ordered…
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Oceana: EU is failing to bring down high overfishing levels
Brussels – The European Commission has today released its annual communication on the state of fish stocks and the progress in achieving the commitments of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Oceana has…
Friday, June 30, 2017
Dozens of threatened species at risk due to flawed EU network of marine protected areas
Oceana’s analysis conducted on 16 EU Member States’ plans for measures, has revealed a widespread lack of ambition to effectively use networks of MPAs to contribute to the EU’s objective of achieving…
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Texas Rep. Wants to Ensure Your Seafood is Honestly Labeled
Today, Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), joined by Reps. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), introduced legislation that would require all seafood sold in the United States to be traced from the…
