After almost two weeks of negotiations in Paris, representatives of 195 nations finally reached agreement on a landmark accord to curb greenhouse gas emissions. A historic attempt to stave off the most dangerous, planet-warming effects of climate change, the 31-page Paris Agreement is promising, especially in light of the distressing failure of the 2009 climate … Read more
Today, we celebrate a huge step towards protecting sharks, many of which are threatened with extinction. Grubhub, the popular online food delivery service, has banned the sale of shark fin products through its website and subsidiaries. It is joining the ranks of other companies like UPS and Marriott in rejecting the trade and transport of … Read more
Last week I was hit with a chilling reminder of just how fragile and vulnerable our oceans are. About 25 shipping containers fell off of a ship traveling from Florida to Puerto Rico, sending packages of ramen noodles, containers of cooking oil, and cubes of coffee to shore, where they continue to be washing up … Read more
Below is an exceprt from an OpEd by Oceana Vice President for U.S. campaigns, Jackie Savitz. You can read the entire piece, posted on November 19th, on The Hill Today, a group of business representatives, local government officials and coastal leaders from towns along the Eastern Seaboard arrived in Washington with a clear message to the … Read more
At a time when all seven species of sea turtles are either endangered or threatened due largely to human-caused threats, another sea turtle at risk is already one too many. The government’s unwillingness to act on these threats has left an iconic ocean species unprotected for years and dwindling in size. But, a simple solution … Read more
Today, Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined together to urge President Obama to use his full scope of power to address human rights abuse in the seafood supply chain. At the same time, the Presidential Task Force to Combat Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud is developing a rule … Read more
The Overseas Development Institute and Oil Change International released a report yesterday: The fossil fuel bailout: G20 subsidies for oil, gas and coal exploration. The report describes subsidies given to fossil fuel production by member countries of the Group of Twenty (G20). The scale of these subsidies is shocking: G20 governments devote $452 billion a … Read more
It’s January. Snow is falling and you decide it’s a good night to take your sweetie to that nice seafood place that just opened down the street. The special is wild Pacific salmon fillet, served with caper butter, a farro crostini and a single dry-aged Brussels sprout. It pairs quite well with the chardonnay, says … Read more
Today, Oceana released a new study that found mislabeling of America’s most popular fish: salmon. Forty-three percent of wild salmon samples bought in winter from grocery stores and restaurants from Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago and throughout several cities in Virginia were found to be mislabeled through DNA testing. Most of this fraud consisted … Read more
The United States has successfully ratified the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), an international agreement that will help combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing globally. IUU fishing encompasses any illegal activity including harvesting species that are protected, using illegal gear, disregarding quota limits, and operating without necessary permits or authorization. IUU fishing is a … Read more
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