Press Releases
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 six–figure donations…
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 (ICCAT) today…
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 the 50%…
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 drilling.This accident…
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Florida Implements Groundbreaking Shark Conservation Rule
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a groundbreaking shark conservation rule today that prohibits the recreational and commercial harvest, possession and landing of tiger and hammerhead sharks in…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, released a new report today that finds less than 1% of the highly migratory sharks reported caught…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Endangered Sea Turtles Threatened by Delay in Federal Help
The federal government today missed a court-ordered deadline to protect habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles off the U.S. West Coast. Instead of publishing its final rule to protect the…
