WASHINGTON – Today, the United States House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing to discuss the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of…
Today, the National Marine Fisheries Service released a Biological Opinion that would allow necessary protections for the endangered Western Population of Steller sea lions to be rolled back significantly. The…
Yesterday, a United States district court upheld the California shark fin ban, a state law forbidding the possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins.* Oceana commends the court’s decision…
Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released new science finding developmental abnormalities in large fish as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster nearly four years ago.Oceana’s…
Today, Oceana released a new report exposing nine of the dirtiest fisheries in the United States. These nine fisheries combined throw away almost half of what they catch and are…
London, UK: Oceana’s Junior Council launched in London Wednesday night. Hosted by Benjamin Goldsmith and Stephanie Bilet, the evening was attended by a select group of high profile figures from…
Today the Pacific Fishery Management Council—the 14 member voting body tasked with managing fisheries 3 to 200 miles off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington—decided to cease consideration of…
