Today, Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24) announced that she is the lead sponsor of the Safety and Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act (SAFE Seafood Act), a bill that would require traceability…
WASHINGTON – An international science review panel released the results of a new study, which found that seismic blasts by ExxonMobil off the coast of Madagascar in 2008 caused more…
WASHINGTON– Today, as the New England Fishery Management Council meets to discuss fishing plans for the coming year, Oceana expressed disappointment that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has again…
Today, Oceana delivered more than 100,000 petitions to Tommy Beaudreau, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The petitions call on the U.S. government to stop the proposed…
Today, the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) leased nearly 112,800 acres off the coast of Virginia for offshore wind energy development. Oceana applauded the sale and released…
The National Marine Fisheries Service issued emergency regulations today that will shut down California’s drift gillnet fishery if a single endangered sperm whale is caught dead or injured. The rules…
