Oceana Press Releases
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.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Oceana Commends NOAA on BP Settlement and Urges President to Protect Atlantic and Arctic from Similar Disasters
Following the announcement that the United States had finalized a $20.8 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Oceana’s vice president…
Monday, October 5, 2015
Chilean President Announces Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park at 2015 ‘Our Ocean’ Conference
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…
Monday, September 28, 2015
Shell Abandons Arctic Ocean Drilling
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…
Friday, September 25, 2015
Oceana welcomes new rules for amended Fisheries Code
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)…
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Oceana estimates illegal swordfish landings cost Italy more than €25 million every year
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…
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Free Diving World Record Amazed by Beautiful Sea Lions in Robinson Crusoe Island
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…
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Oceana Calls to Ban Mining Companies from Tailing Disposal into the Chilean Ocean
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…
