Today the Pacific Fishery Management Council—the 14 member voting body tasked with managing fisheries 3 to 200 miles off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington—decided to cease consideration of a proposal to expand the use of deadly drift gillnets off California and instead requested extension of emergency regulations that went into effect last year … Read more
London, UK: Oceana’s Junior Council launched in London Wednesday night. Hosted by Benjamin Goldsmith and Stephanie Bilet, the evening was attended by a select group of high profile figures from London’s fashion, music, finance, culinary and art world. The event benefited Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization. Benjamin Goldsmith opened the program by describing … Read more
In the midst of heated debates along the U.S. Atlantic coast regarding seismic testing, citizens in the Caribbean are waging their own war against energy companies who want to use this technology to search for oil and gas deposits. Seismic airguns have been shown to reduce catch rates, harm marine mammals, and threaten the livelihood … Read more
EVENT PHOTOS EVENT VIDEO Laguna Beach, CA: Sheryl Crow, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Dennis Haysbert, Angela Kinsey, Anna Torv and other celebrity guests attended the 6th annual SeaChange Summer Party in Laguna Beach on Sunday evening to support Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation organization. Crow performed an acoustic set at this year’s sold out … Read more
Celebrity Ocean Activists celebrated World Oceans Day in Santa Monica, CA on Saturday evening at the Inaugural Oceana Beach House presented by Nautica with support from LA Confidential Magazine. The event focused on the victories of Oceana, the world’s largest international nonprofit organization dedicated solely to protecting the world’s oceans and ensuring our seas can … Read more
Seismic airgun blasting in search of oil and gas is shortsighted and dangerous. Seismic airguns create one of the loudest manmade sounds in the ocean. During seismic surveys, ships pull large arrays of airguns that release loud pressurized blasts of air through the ocean and into the seafloor. Noise from airguns can disturb, injure or … Read more
Last Sunday evening Oceana, the world’s largest ocean conservation group, welcomed special guests Morgan Freeman and Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at the 5th annual SeaChange Summer Party. This year’s sold out event was held at a spectacular private coastal villa in Laguna Beach. Approximately 400 guests attended the event to raise over $1 … Read more
Washington DC – Today Oceana released its latest public service announcement (PSA) starring actress and ocean lover, Aimee Teegarden of Friday Night Lights. Oceana and Teegarden traveled up the coast of Southern California, from La Jolla to Santa Barbara Island, filming a PSA to raise awareness about the need to protect the oceans’ hidden treasures, … Read more
Oceana Launches Ocean Expedition off Southern Oregon CoastCharleston, OR. Beginning June 20, 2011 Oceana will launch the second leg of a three leg scientific expedition exploring Important Ecological Areas (IEAs) in the Pacific Ocean using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and high definition video cameras. The West Coast expedition commenced June 13th in Monterey Bay, … Read more
Today Oceana launches the first of a three-part scientific expedition exploring Important Ecological Areas (IEAs) in the ocean with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and high definition video camera. The West Coast expedition commences in Monterey Bay this week, followed by a week off the southern Oregon coast and a week in the Olympic Coast … Read more
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