Alexandra Cousteau Joins Oceana Environmental Activist Continues Family Legacy with Largest Ocean Conservation Organization Washington, DC – Today Oceana announces that Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of ocean explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau,…
Today, the Maryland House of Delegates held a hearing on a newly introduced bill (HR 393) that would ban the sale, trade, distribution and possession of shark fins throughout the…
New York State Assembly Members Alan Maisel (D-Brooklyn), Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) introduced new legislation (A.7707a/S.6431) today that would ban the possession, sale, trade and distribution of…
The Oregon House today passed Senate Bill 1510, making Oregon’s first network of marine reserves and marine protected areas (MPAs) off the Oregon coast. The bill calls on state agencies,…
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, voiced its disappointment in the U.S. House of Representatives today following the passage of H.R. 3408, which…
Susan Murray, Oceana’s Senior Director, Pacific, issued the following statement in response to the approval of Shell Oil’s spill and response plan in the Chukchi Sea:“Americans deserve affordable energy and…
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, issued the following statement today after the announcement of President Obama’s new budget for the National Oceanic…
