Press Releases
June 4, 2013
Oceana Applauds Announcement of First U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Sale
Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it will hold the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind on... Read More
May 28, 2013
Oceana Sues National Marine Fisheries Service for Failure to Adequately Monitor Catch Limits
WASHINGTON- Today, Oceana filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for its failure to require adequate observer... Read More
May 20, 2013
Washington State Tackles Seafood Fraud
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee today signed into law House Bill (HB) 1200, which begins to tackle seafood fraud in... Read More
May 15, 2013
Oceana demands penalties for those responsible for mass death of birds in northern Chile
The international marine conservation organization Oceana called on the authorities to punish those responsible for the mass death of birds... Read More
May 10, 2013
Oceana Reacts: Atmospheric CO2 Levels Surpass 400ppm
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography reported today that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere passed 400 parts per million... Read More
May 8, 2013
Oceana Report Finds that Illegal Fishing Connected to Seafood Fraud
Today, as the nation’s top leaders in fishery management come together at the 2013 Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries Conference in... Read More
May 7, 2013
New York Says No to Shark Fins
Yesterday, the New York state Assembly took a huge step forward for shark conservation worldwide by passing a bill to... Read More
