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April 13, 2004

Oceana Supports Efforts to Protect the Pacific Seafloor from Destructive Bottom Trawling

Oceana today joined with Senator Dede Alpert (San Diego) and United Anglers in support of Senate Bill 1459 to protect... Read More

April 8, 2004

Safe Swimming Standards Behind Schedule

Most of the nation’s beach states may be using outdated health standards to decide whether it is safe to swim,... Read More

April 1, 2004

Oceana Hails Introduction of Federal Legislation Curbing Cruise Ship Sewage and Waste Pollution

Oceana Chief Executive Officer Andrew Sharpless spoke at a press conference on Capitol Hill today to urge the passage of... Read More

March 24, 2004

Oceana Files Petition To Protect America’s Deep-Sea Corals From Destructive Trawling

Today Oceana petitioned the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to comprehensively protect, for the first time, deep-sea coral and sponge areas... Read More

March 15, 2004

Bush Proposal Jeopardizes Future of America’s Fisheries

Following two successive annual increases for fishery observers programs, President Bush’s proposed FY 2005 budget cuts funding by nine percent... Read More