Press Releases
November 22, 2002
According to the Associated Press, Holland America had the audacity to blame passengers-the victims-for bringing the Norwalk-like virus on its... Read More
November 1, 2002
Bush Administration Blocks Progress on Toxics Treaty
Leading national environmental and public health groups denounced the Bush Administration today for its 11th-hour obstruction of Senate legislation implementing... Read More
October 25, 2002
Oceana Urges Action on Amendment 13
Today the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released a report showing that its scientific trawl survey data remains sound despite... Read More
October 23, 2002
Court Upholds Conservation Measure to Protect Swordfish and Tuna
A coalition of conservation groups today hailed a recent court decision upholding a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regulation requiring... Read More
October 17, 2002
Conservation Groups Call for Stakeholder Meetings to Protect Ocean Habitat
Oceana and The Ocean Conservancy have called on the Alaska Board of Fisheries to hold stakeholder meetings to develop ways... Read More
October 15, 2002
Fisheries Need Meaningful Ocean Protection, Not Temporary Loopholes
Legislation to allow a minimal amount of incidental harvest of marine mammals may provide the appearance of temporary help to... Read More
October 3, 2002
Federal Court Supports Sea Turtle Protection
A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that the government must protect endangered and threatened sea turtles by banning pelagic longline... Read More
