An introduction to being an Ocean Advocate I’m relatively new to Oceana and am a marine scientist by trade. Working for Oceana, I’ve read fisheries management policies, scientific survey results, and proposals for experimental fisheries. I’ve assisted in writing comment letters for any and all of those topics basically saying, “Yes! Oceana thinks this is … Read more
Spotted seals are often found on the edge of shifting sea ice floes. Photo Credit: NOAA It’s a good day for the Arctic Ocean! President Obama just issued an Executive Order creating the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area in Alaska. The order recognizes the importance of the region, increases local participation in management decisions, … Read more
Authored by Albertha Ladina Albertha Ladina (me) conducting an aerial survey over Monterey Bay. On June 16, 2016, I may have had the greatest 21st birthday ever! Only four days into my internship with Oceana, I hopped on a tiny one-engine Cessna 182 with Dr. Geoff Shester, Oceana’s California Campaign Director to conduct an aerial … Read more
[Authored by Albertha Ladina and Ashley Blacow] This November, out-of-state industrial plastic bag manufacturers want to overturn California’s plastic bag ban – a law that helps preserve the health of our oceans and protect wildlife. On this November voting ballot, please vote YES on Proposition 67, the California Plastic Bag Ban Referendum. This measure … Read more
Seafood fraud is a pervasive and growing global issue. It includes any number of ways that seafood is misrepresented: low quality seafood sneakily substituted for higher-value fish, labels including inaccurate information to obscure seafood origin, and seafood’s true weight falsified with overbreading and overglazing. Cheap, low quality fish sold at a higher price and name … Read more
Bycatch, the incidental catch of non-target species, takes the lives of more than 650,000 whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals each year. It is one of the greatest threats to marine mammals worldwide, threatening some species with extinction. The Vaquita, found only in the northern part of the Gulf of California, and the Mediterranean sperm … Read more
When you look out over the surf from the Outer Banks in North Carolina, it’s hard to imagine what lies beneath the choppy surface just a few miles offshore. Every once in a while you spot a dolphin surfacing or you watch a crowd of snorkelers following a school of fish. For the most part … Read more
This fall, there are two great efforts in the name of ocean conservation, Oceana’s 2016 Southern California Expedition, which took place in August, and the WSA-OC’s Ocean Awareness Challenge, coming up in September. You’ll want to stay up-to-date on these events! 2016 Southern California Living Seafloor Expedition From August 7-11, Oceana led a five-day research … Read more
The demand for shark fins is one of the greatest threats facing shark populations, so it’s no surprise that eight in 10 Americans support the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act (HR 5584), which would ban the trade of shark fins in the United States. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and … Read more
What an amazing conclusion to our research expedition off Southern California to explore the living seafloor! Today is the last of our five days at sea, and it has been one of the most magical any of us have ever experienced on the water. Before we left the dock, Oceana Senior Advisor Alexandra Cousteau took … Read more
We have already protected nearly 4 million square miles of ocean and innumerable sea life - but there is still more to be done.
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