Press Releases
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Strong Recommendations for the Future of the Aleutians
Today the Advisory Panel to the Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment released sweeping recommendations for addressing the history of environmental, social and economic damage from shipwrecks in this heavily... Read More
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Oceana Urges Congressional “Supercommittee” to Close Oil Industry Tax Loopholes
This morning, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often called "the Supercommittee," convened for the first time to identify up to $1.5 trillion in potential cuts in... Read More
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
California Senate Votes to Halt Trade of Shark Fins in California
Sacramento, CA - Today the California Senate acknowledged the importance of the ocean’s top predator, sharks, by voting to enact a ban on the sale, trade, possession, and... Read More
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
California Senate Votes to Halt Trade of Shark Fins in California
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Oceana Applauds U.S./E.U. Pact to Combat Pirate Fishing
WASHINGTON – Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, issued the following statement from Dr. Michael Hirshfield, chief scientist and senior vice... Read More
Friday, August 19, 2011
Oceana Urges Obama Administration to Delay Western Gulf Lease Sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today announced its intent to open more than 20 million acres in the Western Gulf of Mexico to... Read More
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Released for Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193
The Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today released a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale... Read More
