WASHINGTON — According to news reports, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spokesperson confirmed that a 20-year-old male North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia Beach this week … Read more
WASHINGTON — On Friday afternoon, the National Marine Fisheries Service notified Oceana that the Biden administration rejected Oceana’s emergency petition calling for increased protections for critically endangered North Atlantic right … Read more
On Thursday, New York City lawmakers passed a bill requiring that restaurants, food delivery apps, and online delivery platforms only provide certain single-use items — including plastic utensils and condiment … Read more
Today the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced they are lifting the 50% gear reduction and recreational trap restriction in Fishing Zones 3-6 (all areas south of the … Read more
Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a proposed rule to expand the types of seafood subject to the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). The proposed … Read more
Today, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held Lease Sale 258 for offshore oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Cook Inlet. This is the first … Read more
Today, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act to phase out the use of deadly large-mesh drift gillnets for swordfish fishing in federal waters (3 to … Read more
