Press Releases
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Amended Fisheries Code Sets Higher Penalties, Tightens Rules on Commercial Fishing
Republic Act 10654, which amends the Philippine Fisheries Code, lapsed into law on February 27, 2015. It seeks to “prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated” or IUU fishing…
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Federal Fisheries Council Votes to Close West Coast Sardine Fishery Next Season
Rohnert Park, CA – The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted yesterday to close the directed Pacific sardine fishery off the U.S. West Coast for the 2015-16 fishing year starting July…
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Revista Science aborda crise da pesca no Brasil e cita Oceana
A edição 6231da revista Science, lançada na última sexta-feira (10/04), traz reportagem com comentários da diretora geral da Oceana Brasil, Mônica Brick Peres, sobre a crise ambiental e econômica da…
Friday, April 10, 2015
Shell Oil’s 2015 Arctic Ocean Exploration Plan Deemed Complete
Juneau, AK— Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it had deemed complete Shell Oil Company’s plan to drill exploration wells in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea beginning this…
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Presentan Proyecto de Ley Para Prohibir Arrojar Relaves Mineros al Mar
Santiago, 6 de abril, 2015. Un grupo de cinco senadores liderados por Antonio Horvath, presentó un proyecto de ley para prohibir la descarga de relaves mineros en el mar. Un…
Monday, April 6, 2015
Louisiana Bill Would Save Thousands of Sea Turtles Every Year
BATON ROUGE, LA- As the Louisiana shrimp fishing season officially kicks off next week, Rep. Dorothy Sue Hill (D-District 32) today introduced bill HB 668, which would help prevent the…
Friday, April 3, 2015
Oceana Celebrates Wyss Foundation’s Investment to Restore Ocean Health and Productivity
Event PhotosGetty ImagesBilly Farrell AgencyOceana, the largest international organization dedicated solely to protecting the world’s oceans, celebrated the recent commitment by the Wyss Foundation to help rebuild fisheries at its…
