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.
WASHINGTON –Today, more than 150 scientists from around the world sent a letter to Congress urging the passage of the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act (S. 793/H.R.1456), which would ban…
Santiago, Chile — Marine conservation organization Oceana, acknowledges the decision to slightly increase the sardine fishing quota from 273,000 to 310,000 annual tons, despite the insistence of a few fishermen…
WASHINGTON — Today, Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its continued failure to end the overfishing of dusky sharks in U.S. waters and rebuild…
Santiago — This morning, as part of Santiago Metro’s cultural activities, the underground train and marine conservation organization Oceana inaugurated “Save the oceans to feed the world,” an interactive exhibition…
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 to our…
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 for oil…
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 to California’s…
