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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The National Geographic Society and the international marine conservation organization Oceana welcomed today’s announcement of the creation of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park by President Michelle Bachelet of Chile. The new…
Today, Shell Oil announced it will cease further exploration for oil in the Arctic Ocean after coming up dry at the Burger prospect in the U.S. Chukchi Sea. The company’s…
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala signed the implementing rules and regulations for the amended Fisheries Code on Wednesday, September 23, one week after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)…
Oceana deplores that the European Union continues to ignore Mediterranean swordfish overfishing despite world renowned fisheries scientists pointing out that Italy has failed to report around 41,000 tons in total…
The following video shows the experience of Venezuelan Carlos Coste, multiple world record free diver, in Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan Fernández Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean. Free diving is…
The marine conservation organization, Oceana, launched a new campaign to ban mining companies from throwing their tailings into the Chilean ocean. With an animated video called “Submarine tailings: a brilliant…
Millions of beach-going Americans along the Atlantic Seaboard this weekend will learn some unsettling news: Giant oil-drilling rigs and the industrialization of our coast could be coming soon.That warning will…
