Press Releases Archive - Page 93 of 206 - Oceana USA

February 20, 2014

Bill Would Ban Deadly Drift Gillnets

Today Assemblymember Paul Fong (D-San Jose) introduced legislation (AB 2019) joint authored by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-San Rafael), principle co-authored... Read More

February 20, 2014

OCEANA ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION GRANT FROM LEONARDO DICAPRIO FOUNDATION

Washington, DC – Oceana, the largest international advocacy group to work on behalf of the world’s oceans, announced a $3... Read More

February 19, 2014

Lawsuit Threatened to Protect Sea Turtles From Drowning in Shrimp Fishing Nets

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Conservation groups notified the National Marine Fisheries Service today of their intent to sue over the agency’s... Read More

February 13, 2014

Gulf Fish Found Suffering from Broken Hearts on Valentine’s Day

In a new study published in Science, researchers demonstrate how oil from BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill causes heart cells... Read More

February 12, 2014

Senate Hearing Signals Intent to Keep Illegal Fish Out of U.S. Market

Today, the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations called a hearing to discuss “Fisheries Treaties and Port State Measures... Read More

February 5, 2014

Maryland Introduces Bill to Reduce Seafood Fraud

Annapolis, MD – Today, Maryland Del. Eric Luedtke (D-14) introduced the “Maryland Seafood Authenticity and Enforcement Act,” which would provide... Read More

January 30, 2014

Oceana Applauds Shell’s Decision Not to Drill in Arctic Ocean in 2014

Today, Shell’s new CEO announced that the company will not pursue exploration drilling in the Arctic Ocean in 2014. The... Read More