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November 15, 2012

BP Admits Criminal Role in Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster

Earlier today, BP announced that it had reached an agreement with the United States government and will pay $4.5 billion... Read More

November 7, 2012

California Fish and Game Commission Adopts Comprehensive Policy for Managing Forage Species

Today the California Fish and Game Commission adopted a new state policy to manage California’s forage fisheries which officially recognizes... Read More

November 5, 2012

Federal Government Sets Aggressive Catch Levels amidst Sardine Collapse

The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted Sunday to set the 2013 catch level for the U.S. West Coast Pacific sardine... Read More

October 25, 2012

500 Chefs and Restaurant Owners Join Oceana to Stop Seafood Fraud

WASHINGTON – Oceana, the largest advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, was joined today by more than... Read More

October 11, 2012

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtles

SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups launched a lawsuit today against the National Marine Fisheries Service and Fish and Wildlife Service by... Read More