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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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama released his Climate Action Plan, which aims to decrease carbon pollution and address the global threat of climate change. Oceana released the following statement…
Washington, DC – Oceana announces the start of its fifth annual Ocean Hero Awards, a summertime contest celebrating individuals who go above and beyond to protect America’s oceans. The…
Today, Michael LeVine, Pacific Senior Council, Oceana, testified on the “Offshore Energy and Jobs Act” (H.R. 2231) in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral…
Celebrity Ocean Activists celebrated World Oceans Day in Santa Monica, CA on Saturday evening at the Inaugural Oceana Beach House presented by Nautica with support from LA Confidential Magazine. The…
The bottom trawl fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska will now have to avoid catching Chinook salmon as bycatch or risk closing their fisheries. A rule recommended by the North…
Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it will hold the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind on July 31, 2013, offering up 164,750 acres off the coasts…
WASHINGTON- Today, Oceana filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for its failure to require adequate observer coverage for the New England groundfish fishery for cod, haddock…
