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.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Oceana Appoints Lasse Gustavsson to Lead Oceana in Europe
Today, Oceana announced the appointment of Lars “Lasse” Gustavsson as its new Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the organization’s operations in Europe. Gustavsson succeeds Xavier Pastor, Oceana’s longtime…
Thursday, September 25, 2014
BREAKING: President Obama Creates World’s Largest Marine Protected Area in Pacific Ocean
WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama announced the creation of the world’s largest marine protected area in the Pacific Ocean. By proclamation, the President is expanding the current Pacific Remote Islands…
Monday, September 22, 2014
Oceana Takes Action to Decrease Net Size and Soak Times in East Coast Gillnet Fisheries
Gloucester, MA- Today, Oceana submitted a proposal to help end the wasted catch of fish and marine wildlife in New England and Mid-Atlantic gillnet fisheries, which throw away 16 percent…
Monday, September 15, 2014
Oceana Applauds Advancement of U.S. West Coast Forage Fish Protections
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the federal advisory body that oversees fisheries policy for the U.S. West Coast, took preliminary action Saturday to prohibit development of new commercial fisheries…
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
New Data Shows California Drift Gillnets Continue to Kill Marine Mammals in Excess of Sustainable Limits
The National Marine Fisheries Service has released new data showing that the California-based drift gillnet fishery targeting swordfish killed an estimated 53 marine mammals from May 2013 through January 2014….
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Federal Court Rules BP’s Reckless Behavior to Blame for 2010 Deepwater Oil Disaster
WASHINGTON – Today, a United States federal judge ruled that BP’s reckless and negligent behavior is at fault for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which killed 11 people and…
Saturday, August 30, 2014
California Legislature Passes Seafood Labeling Bill with Bi-Partisan Support
Late last night the California Senate passed seafood labeling legislation (SB 1138) in a vote of 25-10, directly following passage off the Assembly floor in a vote of 57-15. SB…
