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January 6, 2017

President Obama Denies All Pending Permits for Seismic Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama administration formally denied all pending permits to conduct seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean. Seismic airgun blasting, an extremely loud and dangerous process used … Read more

December 20, 2016

President Obama Permanently Protects Important Areas of Atlantic Ocean from Offshore Drilling

WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama administration moved to permanently protect important areas of the Atlantic Ocean from offshore drilling. Using... Read More

December 15, 2016

Government Proposes New Federal Rule to Require Turtle Excluder Devices in Skimmer, Pusher-Head and Wing Net Shrimp Trawls

WASHINGTON- Today, Oceana applauds the Obama administration for releasing a proposed rule to require Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) – metal... Read More

December 8, 2016

Obama Administration Announces Final Rule to Address Illegal Fishing and Seafood Fraud in United States

Today, the Obama administration announced a final rule to implement the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to address illegal fishing and... Read More

November 18, 2016

Oceana Celebrates Victory in Protecting Arctic Ocean from Offshore Drilling

Today, the Obama administration made another historic move to decrease America’s dependence on dirty fossil fuels, this time protecting the... Read More