Friday, December 6, 2019

Low Numbers of Pacific Cod Mean Gulf of Alaska Fishery Will Not Open in 2020

Today the North Pacific Fishery Management Council noted the low numbers of Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska and that there are too few...

Monday, November 25, 2019

Feds Approve Proposal to Protect Over 25,000 Square Miles of New England Deep-Sea Corals from Destructive Fishing

Last week, the National Marine Fisheries Service approved a proposal to protect over 25,000 square miles of deep-sea coral habitat in...

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Fishery Council Votes No on Permitting a West Coast Pelagic Longline Fishery

Ensures safe passage for sea turtles, marine mammals, sharks and other fish

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Bill to Ban U.S. Shark Fin Trade Passes House, Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Law

Oceana Calls on Senate Leadership to Pass Important Bipartisan Legislation

Monday, November 18, 2019

New Protections Finalized for Corals, Sponges, Underwater Canyons off U.S. West Coast

More than 140,000 sq. miles of living seafloor safeguarded from impacts of bottom trawling

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Coastal Business Leaders and Elected Officials Urge Congress to Protect Our Coasts from Offshore Drilling

Oceana calls for offshore drilling protections in 2020 federal funding bill

Monday, November 4, 2019

Oceana Calls for Enforcement of Court Order on Protections for Whales, Sea Turtles From Deadly Drift Gillnets

The National Marine Fisheries Service’s Continued Refusal to Implement Protective Measures—Despite Direction to do so from a Federal Court—Places Wildlife and the Public Process at Risk