Press Releases
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Members Urge Obama to Stop Proposed Seismic Airgun Testing in Atlantic
Today, members of both the United States House of Representatives and Senate sent letters to President Obama urging him to stop proposed seismic airgun testing in the Atlantic Ocean. The…
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Massachusetts Introduces Bill to Fight Seafood Fraud
BOSTON – Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, applauds the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure for introducing legislation…
Thursday, January 17, 2013
State of Oregon to Adopt Marine Spatial Plan for Wave Energy Development
The State Land Conservation and Development Commission will meet next Thursday January 24 in Salem to make its final decision on a new Marine Spatial Plan designed to identify and…
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtle Habitat
SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the agencies’ failure to protect critical habitat areas for…
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Oceana Reacts to Announced Review of Arctic Drilling Operations
Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a 60-day review of Shell’s drilling season of mishaps and accidents. This announcement comes after yet another mishap by Shell Oil’s offshore…
Monday, January 7, 2013
Oceana Reaction to Salvage of Kulluk Drilling Rig
After a four-day struggle involving multiple vessels and aircraft and requiring Coast Guard rescue of its crew, Shell’s drill rig, the Kulluk, ran aground near Kodiak, Alaska on New Year’s Eve. The…
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Oceana Reaction to Shell’s Rig Grounding and Problem Plagued Arctic Drilling
In reaction to Shell’s latest disaster in its quest to exploit a public resource, Susan Murray, Deputy Vice President, Pacific released the following statement: “The rescue crews showed amazing courage…
