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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Today, 22 organizations – from fishermen to ocean advocates and marine scientists, including Clean Ocean Action, Oceana, and Surfrider Foundation, sent a letter to Secretary Salazar at the Department of…
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today announced a positive 90-day finding on two petitions to list the West Coast population of great white sharks under the Endangered Species Act…
Earlier today, BP announced that it had reached an agreement with the United States government and will pay $4.5 billion in civil and criminal fines for the Deepwater Horizon oil…
Today the California Fish and Game Commission adopted a new state policy to manage California’s forage fisheries which officially recognizes the inordinately important role forage fish play in supporting healthy…
The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted Sunday to set the 2013 catch level for the U.S. West Coast Pacific sardine fishery at 66,495 metric tons. They took this action after…
WASHINGTON – Oceana, the largest advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, was joined today by more than 500 chefs, restaurant owners and culinary leaders in a letter…
SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups launched a lawsuit today against the National Marine Fisheries Service and Fish and Wildlife Service by filing a formal notice of intent to sue the agencies…
