President Biden issued a national security memorandum today to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated labor abuses. The memorandum — which coincides with the United Nations Ocean … Read more
Today, Oceana and other Break Free From Plastic members joined U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (Texas-35) and a spokesperson on behalf of Rep. Alan Lowenthal (Calif-47) in urging Congress to pass … Read more
On June 15, Oceana, and other Break Free From Plastic coalition members will join U.S. Reps. Alan Lowenthal (Calif-47) and Lloyd Doggett (Texas-35) in urging Congress to pass the Break … Read more
Today, the Secretariat for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), part of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), agreed to move forward with the first step in a two-step process to … Read more
Today, as part of World Oceans Day and National Ocean Month, the Biden administration announced a series of actions it would be taking to protect our oceans. Among them: the … Read more
Oceana researchers spent eight days circumnavigating Kodiak Island exploring 23 different sites in search of deep-sea corals and other seafloor habitat areas. Throughout the expedition, we encountered an ocean teeming … Read more
The California State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 2026 to reduce single-use plastic waste generated in the e-commerce marketplace. AB 2026, introduced by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), will tackle single-use plastic … Read more
