Press Releases
November 25, 2019
Last week, the National Marine Fisheries Service approved a proposal to protect over 25,000 square miles of deep-sea coral habitat... Read More
November 20, 2019
Fishery Council Votes No on Permitting a West Coast Pelagic Longline Fishery
Yesterday evening, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted overwhelmingly not to move forward with further consideration of permitting a West... Read More
November 20, 2019
Bill to Ban U.S. Shark Fin Trade Passes House, Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to ban the U.S. shark fin trade. The Shark Fin Sales... Read More
November 18, 2019
New Protections Finalized for Corals, Sponges, Underwater Canyons off U.S. West Coast
Today, NOAA Fisheries issued final regulations to protect more than 140,000 square miles of seafloor habitat off the U.S. West... Read More
November 13, 2019
Business leaders, local officials and state lawmakers are on Capitol Hill today urging Congress to enact offshore drilling protections in... Read More
November 4, 2019
Oceana filed a motion in federal court today in response to delays of more than a year by the National... Read More
October 29, 2019
Ted Danson Urges Congress to Address Ocean Plastics Crisis
Today, actor, advocate and Oceana board member Ted Danson testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and... Read More
