Press Releases
March 28, 2003
Oceana Acts to Protect Sea Turtles and Cod Nurseries from Destructive Scallop Dredging
Today Oceana sued the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in federal district court as part of its ongoing effort to... Read More
March 21, 2003
WWF and Oceana Welcome WTO Progress on Fisheries Negotiations: U.S. Takes Progressive Lead
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Oceana, the international ocean advocacy organization, today applauded progress being made to move WTO negotiations... Read More
March 10, 2003
Twisted Fish Restaurants Honored as “Friends of the Ocean”
Citing its promotion of healthy, delicious, and sustainably managed Alaska seafood, the Twisted Fish restaurants in Juneau, Alaska and Palm... Read More
March 6, 2003
NMFS Bycatch “Strategy” – No Relief for Marine Life for At Least Another Year
In response to a petition filed by Oceana more than a year ago, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) failed... Read More
March 4, 2003
Cruise Passengers Demand Cruise Industry to End Dumping of Raw Sewage in the Ocean
By a three to one margin cruise passengers want the industry to stop dumping human waste into the ocean, according... Read More
February 28, 2003
Media Advisory: Cruise Passengers Appalled About Industry’s Environmental Practices
WHAT: Oceana will hold a press conference to release the results of a poll of cruise passengers about their views... Read More
February 21, 2003
Oceana today welcomed a long-overdue federal regulation that will dramatically reduce the number of endangered and threatened sea turtles that... Read More