Tomorrow Oregon Governor Tina Kotek will issue a proclamation calling on Oregonians to join her in celebrating June 8th as World Oceans Day in Oregon. World Oceans Day has been internationally … Read more
Today the General Services Administration (GSA) announced its final rule on reducing single-use plastic packaging. The GSA is the federal agency that oversees government procurement. The U.S. government is the … Read more
On this UN International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, the EU IUU Fishing Coalition, IUU Forum Japan, and the US IUU Fishing & Labor … Read more
Today Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Representative David Gomberg (D-10) hosted a signing ceremony forHouse Bill 4132, a bi-partisan bill sponsored by Oregon’s Coastal and Environmental Caucuses to increase the … Read more
Representative Mary Peltola introduced legislation to stop federally managed trawl fisheries from scraping corals and sponges off the seafloor and prevent wasteful trawl bycatch. The Bottom Trawl Clarity Act orders … Read more
The remains of an adult North Atlantic right whale were found approximately 140 kilometres (75 nautical miles) off the southwestern shore of Nova Scotia. So far, only photos of the … Read more
Oceana successfully completed its first of three ocean research expeditions launched in the United States in partnership with prestigious Swiss watchmaker Blancpain around the Channel Islands off Southern California. From … Read more
