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.
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…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Trump announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. As part of the accord, sponsored by the United Nations Framework…
WASHINGTON- Today, President Trump released his proposed budget for funding the federal government for fiscal year 2018. Included in the budget proposal were deep cuts to many ocean programs, which…
WASHINGTON –Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to pass the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act (S. 793), which would ban the buying and selling of processed…
Santiago — By presenting an appeal, marine conservation organization Oceana requested the Ministerial Committee to take into account information that was not included in the Environmental Qualification Resolution (RCA in…
