Press Releases Archive

November 30, 2007

WTO Poised to Deliver Major Environmental Victory in Doha Trade Round

The World Trade Organization (WTO) today took an important step towards protecting the world's oceans in the issuance of "Chairman's... Read More

November 15, 2007

Conservation Groups Act to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Conservation groups Oceana and the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the federal government today to stop the precipitous decline of... Read More

November 8, 2007

New Report Reveals Human Activities Threaten Survival of Sharks Worldwide

Sharks have thrived in the world's oceans for more than 400 million years, but a comprehensive new report released today... Read More

November 7, 2007

Danson Meets with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, Oceana Offers 5 Steps Towards Achieving Sustainable Fisheries

Ted Danson, award-winning actor and longtime ocean advocate, met with World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy tonight about the... Read More

October 21, 2007

Great South Channel Identified as Critical Habitat

After nearly a ten-year struggle, the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) this week voted to designate the Great South... Read More

October 17, 2007

Who is that Fish?

In addition to his policy work and media interviews, Finley is appearing in an Oceana advertising campaign throughout Geneva. The advertisements show money raining down on numerous fishing boats with Finley in the ocean, imperiled by baited hooks. "The Doha round negotiations represent the single best opportunity to address the fisheries subsidies issue on a global scale," said Sakai. "The question is if the WTO will seize this opportunity to leave a lasting legacy for the protection of the world's oceans." For more information, please visit www.cutthebait.org/.

[1] B. Worm et al., Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services. Science, November 3, 2006, Vol 314.

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