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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WASHINGTON – Today, the National Marine Fisheries Service published a proposed rule that would change the way that the level of observer coverage for fishing trips in the New England…
In two days, the pirate fishing companies constellation around Vidal Armadores has been charged with record-breaking fines and has been broken upOceana applauds Spain’s actions in opening a new era…
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released proposed revisions to the regulations designed to control air pollution from offshore oil and gas operations. The rule is necessary to…
Last night the European Parliament, Council of Ministers and Commission reached a disappointing political agreement on the multiannual management plan covering the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management defined a Wind Energy Area development of 81,130 acres in federal waters off the…
Today, the Obama administration made a historic move to protect the East Coast from offshore drilling. In the newly proposed five-year program for oil and gas development on the Outer…
Three years of work by 88 leading experts were effectively scrapped during the 37th Annual Meeting of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) last Friday, when countries approved a heavily weakened version…
