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Ending the Shark Fin Trade

Historic legislation passed in December 2022 banned the buying and selling of shark fins in the U.S., thereby removing the U.S. from the global shark fin trade.

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Science Based Quotas

Oceana campaigns for science-based catch limits to prevent overfishing and ensure ocean abundance

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Protecting Ocean Habitats

Oceana seeks to protect areas essential to restoring the ocean's abundance and biodiversity.

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Bycatch

Oceana works to reduce the accidental catch of non-target fish and wildlife in commercial fishing

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Responsible Fishing

Oceana runs campaigns to win policy change proven to increase abundance and biodiversity with a three-part strategy that includes: stopping overfishing through the establishment of science-based catch limits, reducing bycatch, or the incidental catch of non-targeted animals, and protecting important marine habitat.

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USE YOUR VOICE TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF SEA TURTLES

Thousands of sea turtles die in shrimp fishing nets in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean each year.

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TELL YOUR REP: VOTE FOR HEALTHY, ABUNDANT OCEANS

There is a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would undermine and undo years of successful work to manage the health of America’s fisheries.

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TELL CONGRESS: BAN THE TRADE OF SHARK FINS IN THE U.S.

Fins from up to 73 million sharks end up in the global fin trade every year.

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Pacific Sardine Collapse

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Solutions to Better Manage Forage Fisheries

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Ecosystem-based Herring Fishery in California

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special protections for sea turtles

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pacific hotspots: videos

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aleutian islands species at risk

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essential fish habitat: what are sponges?

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essential fish habitat: bottom trawling

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essential fish habitat: the oceana approach

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essential fish habitat: what are corals?

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sea floor habitat types

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Oceana campaigns to stop plastic pollution at the source — by working to pass local, state, and national policies that reduce the production and use of unnecessary single-use plastic and move toward refill and reuse systems.

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