The Department of the Interior announced today that all bureaus have finalized plans to phase out single-use plastics on public lands in the next decade following an initial announcement last … Read more
In response to the looming government shutdown, Oceana’s Vice President for the United States, Beth Lowell, issued the following statement: “Congress needs to do its job and pass a budget … Read more
Tomorrow the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will issue the first 50 commercial fishing permits for the use of deep-set buoy gear to sustainably catch swordfish off the coast of … Read more
Today the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) voted to start the process to permanently allow ropeless, or on-demand fishing gear, in the black sea bass fishery from North Carolina … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2023 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, identifying seven nations and entities for illegal, unreported, and … Read more
A new Oceana analysis finds that China’s self-imposed annual squid fishing bans avoid areas where their vessels actually fish — failing to address the fleet’s notorious unregulated fishing footprint on … Read more
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted in support of a suite of management measures that are insufficient to protect whales from entanglement in commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear. The … Read more
