The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced last week that starting April 1, one month earlier than past seasons, the state’s Dungeness crab fishery will be required to use 20% fewer crab pots and set depth restrictions for the fishery in an … Read more
Today, Gov. Phil Murphy signed New Jersey’s “Skip the Stuff” bill (S-3195/A-5157) into law on the last day of his term. This law will reduce the single-use plastics at restaurants and from takeout food orders that too often end up in our oceans. The law requires that restaurants, cafes, and other … Read more
This week, Oceana filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief in a lawsuit that threatens a key protection for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The case was filed in March 2025 by a yacht owner who was fined for violating the Vessel Speed Rule (VSR). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) … Read more
This week, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), part of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), released their findings of an investigation into the United States for its failure to effectively enforce its environmental … Read more
Monterey, CA —Today the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on January 5, 2026, for the central California coast (Zones … Read more
After four humpback whales were entangled this year in Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear, conservation groups today formally petitioned the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt measures to reduce risk … Read more
Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, filed notice that it will appeal a U.S. district court’s dismissal of their lawsuit challenging federal fishery managers’ failure to protect corals, sponges, and other seafloor … Read more
