Santa Barbara Oil Spill: 50 Years of Drill, Spill, Repeat
Photo: Mike Eliason, Santa Barbara Fire Department Memorial Day typically marks the start of summer for many tourism towns, but much of the coastal business in Santa Barbara came to a halt last week as...
View ArticleFisheries Council Protects Kentucky-Sized Swath of Deep Sea Coral Habitat
Trawl net lost in coralligenous seabed. More than 1,000 feet below the ocean’s surface and 60 miles from the beaches in Maryland, New Jersey and New York, an unlikely ecosystem thrives in the dark,...
View ArticleLouisiana Bill is a Win for Sea Turtles and Shrimp Fishermen
For many ocean lovers, sustainable seafood guides, like the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, are key to enjoying seafood while making choices that are healthy for our bodies and our oceans. These...
View Article[Video] One Name One Fish: Why Seafood Names Matter
Watch the VIDEOWhen you order seafood, how do you know what’s really on your plate? With the long journey seafood takes from fishing boats to our tables, there are many opportunities for seafood fraud...
View ArticleLawsuit Aims to Spur Enforcement of Fisheries Management Law
Studies have shown that responsible fisheries management practices, including catch monitoring, have clear environmental and economic advantages. By analyzing thousands of fisheries around the world,...
View ArticleDomestic Seafood Fraud Highlights Need for Comprehensive Traceability
Seafood follows a long path from the boat to the dinner plate. The exchanges from fishermen through processing, distribution and final sale present many opportunities for dishonest actors to sell...
View ArticleOcean Advocates Take to the Skies to Fight Offshore Drilling in the Atlantic
Beachgoers on Myrtle Beach, the Outer Banks and Virginia Beach were treated to aerial displays this Labor Day Weekend, thanks to a partnership between Oceana and the Natural Resources Defense Council...
View ArticleNothing Will Take the Wind out of This Industry's Sails
This week stakeholders are gathering in Baltimore, MD for the American Wind Energy Association conference on offshore wind power. This event connects the latest in offshore wind energy policy,...
View ArticleReport Shows Wasteful G20 Fossil Fuel Subsidies
The Overseas Development Institute and Oil Change International released a report yesterday: The fossil fuel bailout: G20 subsidies for oil, gas and coal exploration. The report describes subsidies...
View ArticleGrubHub Says No More Shark Fin Soup
Today, we celebrate a huge step towards protecting sharks, many of which are threatened with extinction. Grubhub, the popular online food delivery service, has banned the sale of shark fin products...
View ArticleWhy We Support a Shark Fin Ban in the U.S.
ByLora Snyder, Campaign Director at OceanaIris Ho, Wildlife Program Manager at Humane Society InternationalPeter Knights, Executive Director at WildAidChristopher Chin, Executive Director at COARELast...
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