Press Releases
April 17, 2014
National Marine Fisheries Service to Maintain Protections for Critical Rockfish Conservation Areas
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a final rule today that will maintain approximately 12,620 square miles of existing... Read More
April 15, 2014
Opposition to Seismic Airguns Mounts, Local Officials Call on President Obama to Stand Up to Big Oil
WASHINGTON – Today, Oceana announced that 110 local elected officials and 155 conservation and animal welfare organizations have joined the mounting opposition against seismic airgun use along... Read More
April 14, 2014
Oceana Calls on Gov. Jindal to Enforce TEDs on LA Shrimp Boats
WASHINGTON- As the international sea turtle community gathers in New Orleans this week for the 34th Annual International Symposium on Sea Turtle... Read More
April 9, 2014
California Lawmakers Tackle Seafood Fraud
This afternoon the California Senate Health Committee passed Senate Bill 1138, authored by Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), which will require that... Read More
April 9, 2014
Oceana Honors Michael R. Bloomberg’s Support of Marine Conservation
New York, NY: Oceana, the largest international organization dedicated solely to protecting the world’s oceans, honored Michael R. Bloomberg at its annual New... Read More
April 7, 2014
New Study Reveals Significant Amount of Illegal Seafood Enters U.S.
WASHINGTON- A groundbreaking new study to be published in Marine Policy estimates that between 20-32 percent of wild-caught seafood imported into the U.S. comes from... Read More
April 6, 2014
Today, the United States Senate Committee on Finance cleared the way for a two-year extension of the investment tax credit... Read More
