Press Releases
October 8, 2009
Conservation Groups and U.S. Government Reach Agreement in Sea Turtle Lawsuit
The Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana and the Turtle Island Restoration Network today reached an agreement with the federal government... Read More
October 2, 2009
A University of British Columbia fisheries scientist, Dr. Steven Martell, published an independent assessment and determined that the hake fishery... Read More
September 29, 2009
“Mad Men” Star January Jones Comes to Washington to Save Sharks
January Jones is in Washington this week on a mission to save sharks. Jones is meeting with key members of... Read More
September 18, 2009
South Atlantic Council Approves Plan to Save More Than 23,000 Square Miles of Rare Corals
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved a plan late last night to protect more than 23,000 square miles of... Read More
September 17, 2009
Oceana Lauds Obama Administration’s Commitment to Healthy Oceans
Oceana, an international ocean conservation group based in Washington, D.C., reacted today to the release of the interim report of... Read More
September 11, 2009
Government Closes Deepwater Canyons to Bottomfishing Gear in Atlantic
The federal government took its final step late yesterday to protect sensitive deepwater canyons that lie along the Atlantic coast... Read More
September 11, 2009
Oceana Air Monitoring Near Ashta Chemicals Chlor-Alkali Plant
Ashta Chemicals, LLC, in Ashtabula, OH, one of four remaining mercury-based chlor-alkali plants in the United States, is the source... Read More
