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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Sam Waterston, Chair of Oceana’s Board of Directors, issued the following statement: “Andy Sharpless, Oceana’s CEO of 20 years notified the Board that he plans to retire in the summer…
Oceana celebrated the Humboldt Archipelago Multi-Use Marine Coastal Protected Area (AMCP-MU in Spanish) approved by the Council of Ministers for Sustainability in Chile. The new area will cover more than…
On Saturday night, Aug. 12, American icon Gladys Knight performed a private concert at the home of Keith Addis, founder of Industry Entertainment and Oceana Board President, and his wife,…
A new Oceana analysis finds that China’s self-imposed annual squid fishing bans avoid areas where their vessels actually fish — failing to address the fleet’s notorious unregulated fishing footprint on…
PepsiCo kicked the single-use plastic bottle down the road when it failed to quantitatively detail progress towards its new goal to reach 20% reusable beverage packaging in its recently published…
On Saturday, July 22, supporters gathered at Oceana’s 16th annual SeaChange Summer Party in Dana Point, Calif., to celebrate a wave of victories for the oceans and raise more than…
Marking a victory for the oceans, Amazon announced yesterday in its 2022 sustainability report that its overall use of single-use plastic across its global operations network (i.e., orders shipped through…
