Press Releases
Friday, January 20, 2012
Nearly 42,000 Square Miles Protected for Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles
The National Marine Fisheries Service today finalized protection of 41,914 square miles of protected critical ocean habitat off the shores of Washington, Oregon and California for the endangered... Read More
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
International Business Leader Ricardo J. Cisneros Joins Oceana’s Board of Directors
Washington , DC - Oceana is pleased to announce that Ricardo J. Cisneros has joined its expanding board of directors. “I’m a diver and underwater photographer, so I’ve... Read More
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Sydney Davis Joins Oceana Board of Directors
Washington, DC - Oceana recently announced that Sydney Davis has joined its board of directors. An artist, philanthropist and community volunteer, Davis is also a passionate conservationist whose... Read More
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Oceana Announces Addition of Rogier van Vliet to Board of Directors
Washington, DC - Oceana is pleased to announce the addition of Rogier van Vliet to its board of directors. Van Vliet is chairman of Adessium Foundation, a privately... Read More
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Oceana Applauds National Ocean Council’s Plan to Better Manage Oceans and Coasts
Oceana today applauded the National Ocean Council’s (NOC) new plan to better manage our oceans and coasts. Specifically, the NOC Policy Draft Implementation Plan focuses on nine objectives... Read More
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, filed a complaint today about the United States government’s decision in October of 2010 to... Read More
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Oceana Urges Cancellation of Central Gulf Lease Sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) paved the way to opening roughly 63 million acres in the Central Gulf of Mexico today by issuing its Final Supplemental... Read More