Press Releases
Monday, November 17, 2014
Federal Fishery Managers Vote to Increase Sardine Harvest Despite Fishery Collapse
On Saturday the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to increase long-term commercial Pacific sardine catch levels, despite clear evidence of population collapse and of key sardine predators not getting enough…
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Protection of PHL seas needed to sustain fisheries, NGOs say
The two-day symposium served as the launching activity of the Philippine office of Oceana, the largest international organization focused exclusively on restoring the world’s oceans. It gathered stakeholders from the…
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Appeals Court Slams Shell’s “Preemptive” Lawsuits Against NGOs
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court rejected Shell Oil Company’s lawsuit against thirteen environmental and Alaska Native entities. The court held that the United States…
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
SkyTruth, Oceana & Google Announce New Technology Initiative to Illuminate Global Fishing Activity
Today, SkyTruth, Oceana and Google announced Global Fishing Watch, a big data technology platform that leverages satellite data to create the first global view of commercial fishing. On November 14,…
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Stricter Laws, Fish Catch Reporting Tackled In Oceana Philippines’ Fisheries Symposium
“We are doing this to protect our people,” said Atty. Asis Perez, National Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), who noted that 70% of the protein requirement…
Friday, October 31, 2014
Oceana Launches In the Philippines; Aims to Curb Overfishing and Rebuild Stocks
Oceana, the largest international organization focused exclusively on restoring the worlds oceans, is proud to announce the launch of its Philippine operation, which is led by Vice President Atty. Gloria…
Friday, October 31, 2014
Federal Government Again Backs Risky Offshore Oil Leasing in the Arctic
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193. The supplement was prepared in response to the…
