Beachgoers on Myrtle Beach, the Outer Banks and Virginia Beach were treated to aerial displays this Labor Day Weekend, thanks to a partnership between Oceana and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Over the holiday weekend, planes towed banners over the shores of Virginia and the Carolinas that read “Pres. Obama: Keep Oil Off This … Read more
It’s Time to Remove 4 Snake River Dams Why is an organization focused on protecting the world’s oceans advocating for the removal of four dams 290 miles from the sea? The connections between wild Pacific salmon, endangered killer whales, and a great western river make a compelling case for changing how we think about the … Read more
Seafood follows a long path from the boat to the dinner plate. The exchanges from fishermen through processing, distribution and final sale present many opportunities for dishonest actors to sell mislabeled or fraudulent seafood in the United States. Fraudulent practices range from adding ice to tip the scales in favor of the seller, to blatantly mislabeling … Read more
Studies have shown that responsible fisheries management practices, including catch monitoring, have clear environmental and economic advantages. By analyzing thousands of fisheries around the world, researchers have found the benefits of sustainable management policies outweigh the costs by an average ratio of 10-to-1. The responsible management of fisheries not only helps a fisherman’s bottom line, … Read more
Extending a little over a mile alongside the Atlantic Ocean, the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk has earned some pretty prestigious accolades. Travel and Leisure and National Geographic both named the boardwalk to their lists of the best in the United States, coming in second and third, respectively. This year, it won the top tourism award in … Read more
Today’s seafood can travel a long path from the boat to the dinner plate. During the many exchanges from fishermen to processor, processor to importer, importer to wholesaler, and wholesaler to restaurant, many opportunities arise for seafood to lose its identity. Mislabeling allows for threatened species to be sold as those that are more sustainable, … Read more
This post originally appeared in Scientific American Food Matters on July 22, 2015 What’s in a name? In the case of fish, quite a lot, actually. Ocean conservation organization Oceana (my employer) released a report this week detailing why we need to revisit how we name our seafood. Take grouper, for example: the Food and … Read more
When you order seafood, how do you know what’s really on your plate? With the long journey seafood takes from fishing boats to our tables, there are many opportunities for seafood fraud and illegally caught seafood to enter the supply chain. Seafood fraud investigations by Oceana have revealed threatened species being sold as more sustainable … Read more
As we sit down to curl up with another year of Shark Week, we are reminded yet again who are the alphas of the sea; sharks are top predators that rarely have something in their way. So, it’s sad to realize that even such apex predators are not immune to human behavior: People are in … Read more
With almost 500 shark species wandering the world’s oceans, it’s nearly impossible to understand all there is to know about each one of them. The smallest shark can be as tiny as eight inches and fit in the palms of your hands, while the largest can grow up to 40 feet long, not to mention a whopping 11 … Read more
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