Responsible Fishing

Bycatch

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

Responsible Fishing

Catch Limits

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

Responsible Fishing

Protecting Ocean Habitats

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

Responsible Fishing

Shark Fin Trade Ban

Congress Must Pass the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act

News & Reports

Press Releases

Friday, February 7, 2020

National Marine Fisheries Service Releases Final Rule to Implement Protective Measures in the Swordfish Drift Gillnet Fishery after Significant Delay and Multiple Legal Actions

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Federal Judge Orders Fishery Managers to Implement Long-Overdue Protections for Whales, Sea Turtles

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Commerce Department Takes Step to Prevent Sea Turtle Deaths in Gulf and Atlantic Shrimp Trawl Nets

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Blog

Friday April 5, 2019

Senate Committee Advances Shark Bill

Friday July 27, 2018

Shark Fact Friday – New Species!

Friday July 27, 2018

Actress Diane Lane Joins Oceana in Fight Against the Shark Fin Trade

More Blog Posts

Reports

August, 2018

Providing Domestically Caught U.S. West Coast Swordfish: How to Achieve Environmental Sustainability and Economic Profitability

September, 2017

Exploring the Living Seafloor: Southern California Expedition

March, 2017

Economic Impact of Shark Diving in Florida

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Around the Web

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Oceana Praises the Passage of New York’s Statewide Polystyrene Ban

Monday, March 23, 2020

Ships ignore voluntary speed zone, analysis finds

Source: Safety 4 Sea

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Oceana Says Ships Ignoring Voluntary Speed Zone

Source: Maritime Executive

Friday, March 20, 2020

Ships fail to follow speed limit set to protect whales

Source: Cape Cod Times

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Chile goes live with Global Fishing Watch

Source: Seafood Source

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Petitions

Featured Campaign

Preventing Seismic Airgun Blasting

Seismic airgun blasting threatens marine life, coastal communities and local economies.

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Campaigns

Featured Petition

Kate Mara Needs Your Help to Save Whales

Kate Mara says it’s time to get deadly drift gillnets out of the water, and help save the whales. Add your name now before more whales lose their lives in these indiscriminate nets.

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