This Earth Month, the Emmy award-winning documentary ‘We’re All Plastic People Now’ by film director Rory Fielding will be streaming on PBS channels nationwide. The documentary investigates the disturbing pervasiveness … Read more
In response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issuing a final rule to update supplemental bonding requirements for oil and gas companies, Oceana Campaign Director Joseph Gordon released … Read more
A gray whale observed entangled in monofilament gillnet fishing gear on March 22 off Laguna Beach may still be trailing the heavy fishing gear, elevating concern over the whale’s condition and ability to survive. Heavy net and multiple buoys are wrapped around the whale’s back and sitting atop its fluke (tail), according to a … Read more
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA – Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said a boat strike was the likely cause of death for the most recent North Atlantic right whale (#1950) found … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) announced it will close the commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries using vertical line gear off the central and southern coasts (in … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced it will not be closing the Dungeness crab fishery at this time to prevent entanglements of humpback whales that are now … Read more
Oceana launched a new “Whales in Crisis” public service announcement (PSA) campaign today featuring actress Cobie Smulders that calls on decision-makers to do more to save whales from deadly entanglements … Read more
