Press Releases
September 12, 2017
EU countries authorized their vessels to fish unlawfully in African waters
Oceana today released a new report highlighting unlawful fishing* activities, authorized by four European countries, in the waters of The... Read More
August 29, 2017
Court Upholds Rule Requiring Traceability for At-Risk Seafood Imports
A federal court yesterday upheld the U.S. government’s Seafood Import Monitoring Program, which will require some imported seafood at risk... Read More
June 29, 2017
Texas Rep. Wants to Ensure Your Seafood is Honestly Labeled
Today, Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), joined by Reps. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), introduced legislation that would require... Read More
June 7, 2017
Peru Commits to Publish Vessel Tracking Data through Global Fishing Watch
Today the Peruvian government made a public commitment to make its national vessel tracking data publicly available through Global Fishing... Read More
February 22, 2017
Oceana Report Exposes Thousands of Suspected Vessel Rendezvous at Sea
Bali, Indonesia – Oceana today released a report exposing the global scale of transshipping at sea, a practice that can... Read More
December 8, 2016
Today, the Obama administration announced a final rule to implement the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to address illegal fishing and... Read More
September 27, 2016
Poll Finds 83% of Americans Support New Seafood Traceability Requirements
Today, Oceana released a poll revealing that 83 percent of Americans support new requirements focused on eliminating seafood fraud in... Read More
