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.
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Today, the new federal administration withdrew a proposed rule that would have protected endangered species—including whales, dolphins, and sea turtles—caught and killed in the drift gillnet fishery targeting swordfish off California. Today’s…
Small- and large-scale fishing associations and unions in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina have decided to collect data on their landings in the tainha (local name for mullet) fishing…
In the framework of the celebration of World Oceans Day and the Bicentennial of the Chilean Navy, the National Maritime Museum, together with the Oceana marine conservation organization, inaugurated the…
Actor and ocean advocate Joshua Jackson stars in a public service announcement (PSA) campaign launching today for Oceana, the largest international organization dedicated to ocean conservation. Jackson’s video PSA, shot…
Tonight, in partnership with the United Nations, Oceana will light the Empire State Building blue to mark World Oceans Day.“World Oceans Day is a time for all of us to…
Today the Peruvian government made a public commitment to make its national vessel tracking data publicly available through Global Fishing Watch, which provides the first global view of commercial fishing*…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Trump administration issued draft Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) for seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean, an extremely loud and dangerous process used to search for…
