On Wednesday morning just after midnight local time, the city of Huntington Beach became the 100th community along the West Coast to pass a resolution formally opposing new offshore drilling. … Read more
Today, more than 200 chefs and restaurant owners sent a letter to Congress calling for immediate action to address illegal fishing, seafood fraud, and human rights abuses in the seafood industry. Specifically, the chefs … Read more
Today, the California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to designate the Western Pacific population of leatherback sea turtles as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). Pacific leatherbacks … Read more
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources voted to advance bold new legislation to stamp out illegal fishing and human rights abuses in the U.S. seafood supply chain. The … Read more
Today, President Biden signed an executive order that reinstates protections for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the coast of New England, as well as the Bears … Read more
Today, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Mike Quigley introduced the Reducing Waste in National Parks Act. If passed, the bill would phase out the sale and distribution of single-use plastic products — including plastic beverage bottles, plastic … Read more
Oceana released a new analysis today identifying some of the most endangered and vulnerable species at-risk from the devastating oil spill taking place off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif. … Read more
