Protecting Essential Fish Habitat from Bottom Trawling
Along with a coalition of environmental and recreational fishing groups, Oceana developed a comprehensive, collaborative proposal to protect important undersea habitats, while maintaining vibrant fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. With the help of 19,373 Oceana Wavemaker comments, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously to adopt the Oceana proposal, which was mostly approved by NOAA on March 8, 2006, protecting 140,000 square miles of ocean habitat from bottom trawling.
Along with a coalition of environmental and recreational fishing groups, Oceana developed a comprehensive, collaborative proposal to protect important undersea habitats, while maintaining vibrant fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. With the help of 19,373 Oceana Wavemaker comments, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously to adopt the Oceana proposal, which was mostly approved by NOAA on March 8, 2006, protecting 140,000 square miles of ocean habitat from bottom trawling.
March, 2006
Protecting Pacific Krill
The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to prohibit commercial krill fishing in the federal waters off of California, Oregon and Washington. More than 5,000 Oceana activists contacted the Council to support a prohibition on krill fishing in the Pacific to protect our ocean ecosystem food web.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to prohibit commercial krill fishing in the federal waters off of California, Oregon and Washington. More than 5,000 Oceana activists contacted the Council to support a prohibition on krill fishing in the Pacific to protect our ocean ecosystem food web.
October, 2005
Safeway Joins the Green List
Safeway announces it is to post the FDA advice at all of its stores seafood counters. Safeway is the third largest grocery company in the United States and added 1,500 grocery stores to Oceana’s Green List.
Safeway announces it is to post the FDA advice at all of its stores seafood counters. Safeway is the third largest grocery company in the United States and added 1,500 grocery stores to Oceana’s Green List.
October, 2005
OxyChem Closes Delaware City Facility
OxyChem announced its decision to close its Delaware City, Delaware facility. This action eliminated the top mercury polluter in the state.
OxyChem announced its decision to close its Delaware City, Delaware facility. This action eliminated the top mercury polluter in the state.
September, 2005
Wild Oats Commits to Post FDA’s Advice
Oceana partners held press conferences at stores across the U.S. including at a Trader Joe’s in Philadelphia (Clean Air Council) and at Whole Foods in Boston (Clean Water Action.).
Soon afterward, Wild Oats reiterated its intent to post signs at all of its stores and actually followed through. This made Wild Oats the first company to do this and it served as a leader for others that would follow. Since that time, Wild Oats has been purchased by Whole Foods.
Oceana partners held press conferences at stores across the U.S. including at a Trader Joe’s in Philadelphia (Clean Air Council) and at Whole Foods in Boston (Clean Water Action.).
Soon afterward, Wild Oats reiterated its intent to post signs at all of its stores and actually followed through. This made Wild Oats the first company to do this and it served as a leader for others that would follow. Since that time, Wild Oats has been purchased by Whole Foods.
September, 2005
Limiting Destructive Trawling in Europe
After two years of intensive lobbying by Oceana staff in Brussels and Madrid, the European Union prohibited destructive fishing practices, including bottom trawling, in over 500,000 square miles around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
After two years of intensive lobbying by Oceana staff in Brussels and Madrid, the European Union prohibited destructive fishing practices, including bottom trawling, in over 500,000 square miles around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
August, 2005
PPG Switches Louisiana Plant to Mercury-Free Technology
PPG announced it would switch its chlorine plant in Louisiana to mercury-free technology. This switch eliminated the largest source of mercury air pollution in the state.
PPG announced it would switch its chlorine plant in Louisiana to mercury-free technology. This switch eliminated the largest source of mercury air pollution in the state.
