Press Releases
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Oceana Sues to Protect Prey of Whales, Dolphins and Seals
Today Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Northern California challenging the National... Read More
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Oceana Applauds Senate Introduction of Legislation to Combat Illegal Fishing
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, applauds today’s introduction by Senators Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Mark Begich (D-AK), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sheldon... Read More
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
New Lease Sale Ignores BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster
ATLANTA, GA— The federal government ignored the impact of BP’s 200 million gallon oil spill in its assessment of risks and precautions for the Gulf of Mexico before... Read More
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
NRDC and Oceana Launch Joint Effort to Protect U.S. Coasts from More Offshore Drilling
Following the federal government’s proposed expansion of offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Arctic Ocean last month, actress Victoria Principal has stepped forward with extremely generous... Read More
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Oceana Applauds ICCAT Decision to Protect Vulnerable Silky Sharks
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, applauded the 22nd Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas... Read More
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Oceana Calls on ICCAT to Address 50% Decline in Mediterranean Swordfish
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, is calling on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to address... Read More
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Major Oil Spill in Brazil’s Campos Basin Caused by Deepwater Drilling
A new oil spill, estimated to have released as much as 157,000 gallons per day into Brazil's Campos Basin, is the latest evidence of the dangers of offshore... Read More
