Press Releases
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Deadly Fishery Expansion Planned into California’s Sea Turtle Protected Area
On Saturday, March 3, the federal Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to pursue the expansion of California’s devastating drift gillnet fishery for swordfish and sharks into an area that... Read More
Friday, March 2, 2012
Shell Launches Legal Attack on Environmental Groups That Are Protecting the Arctic
Susan Murray, Oceana’s Senior Director, Pacific, issued the following statement in response to Royal Dutch Shell petition for declaratory relief filed Wednesday:“It has been a little over a... Read More
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Oceana Calls on Congress to Increase FDA Resources to Fight Seafood Fraud
Today, as the House Appropriations Committee deliberates on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) FY 2013 federal budget, Oceana is calling on Congress to increase FDA resources to... Read More
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Alexandra Cousteau Joins Oceana
Alexandra Cousteau Joins Oceana Environmental Activist Continues Family Legacy with Largest Ocean Conservation Organization Washington, DC – Today Oceana announces that Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of ocean explorer... Read More
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
New Bill to Ban Shark Fin Trade Moves Forward in Maryland
Today, the Maryland House of Delegates held a hearing on a newly introduced bill (HR 393) that would ban the sale, trade, distribution and possession of shark fins... Read More
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
New York Joins National Movement to Protect Sharks
New York State Assembly Members Alan Maisel (D-Brooklyn), Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) introduced new legislation (A.7707a/S.6431) today that would ban the possession, sale, trade and... Read More
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Oregon House Approves Marine Reserves and Protected Areas
The Oregon House today passed Senate Bill 1510, making Oregon’s first network of marine reserves and marine protected areas (MPAs) off the Oregon coast. The bill calls on... Read More
