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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Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, released a new report today entitled Ocean-Based Food Security Threatened in a High CO2 World, which provides…
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a new report this week detailing the catch and bycatch (or unintentional catch) of fisheries in the Northeast from July 2010 to June 2011. The…
In response to Shell’s latest change of plans to cancel efforts to drill into oil bearing zones in 2012 and instead drill “top holes” in preparation for next year, Oceana,…
Conservation groups filed a notice of intent to sue the federal government under the Endangered Species Act today for authorizing California’s drift gillnet fishery, which has killed alarming numbers of…
In response to Shell Oil Company’s stated request to extend the allowable drilling season in the Arctic Ocean, Oceana today formally sought to have Secretary of the Interior Salazar abide…
Susan Murray, Oceana’s Senior Pacific Director, issued the following statement in response to the announcement this morning that sea ice extent has broken the 2007 record low:“The record low Arctic…
Starting Saturday, pollock trawlers in the Gulf of Alaska will have to avoid catching Chinook salmon as bycatch or risk being told to stop fishing. A rule recommended by the North…
