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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After a four-day struggle involving multiple vessels and aircraft and requiring Coast Guard rescue of its crew, Shell’s drill rig, the Kulluk, ran aground near Kodiak, Alaska on New Year’s Eve. The…
In reaction to Shell’s latest disaster in its quest to exploit a public resource, Susan Murray, Deputy Vice President, Pacific released the following statement: “The rescue crews showed amazing courage…
Yesterday afternoon the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council adopted a resolution recognizing the important role of forage species in the Sanctuary and supporting state and federal fishery managers…
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, found 39 percent of seafood to be mislabeled in the New York City-area, according to a new…
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…
