Oceana
Oceana is the largest international ocean conservation and advocacy organization. Oceana works to protect and restore the world’s oceans through targeted policy campaigns.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Friday, June 21, 2019 House Votes to Protect Coasts from New Offshore Drilling Activities Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three amendments to the FY20 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies funding bill (H.R. 3052) that block the expansion of offshore oil drilling activities in the Atlantic, Pacific and eastern Gulf of Mexico for fiscal year 2020. The House also... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, June 13, 2019 Oceana Shines Light on Possible Illegal Fishing and Human Rights Abuses at Sea Today, Oceana published an investigative report demonstrating the power of technology to shine a light on possible illegal fishing and human rights abuses at sea. Oceana used the Global Fishing Watch mapping platform – a tool that empowers anyone in the world with an internet connection to... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, May 02, 2019 President Trump Weakens Key Offshore Drilling Safety Regulations Today, President Trump finalized plans to weaken the Well Control Rule, a key offshore drilling safety measure created to address deficiencies in offshore safety identified in the aftermath of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. The Deepwater Horizon explosion claimed the lives of 11 people, spilled... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, April 18, 2019 New Oceana Report Finds Offshore Drilling Still Dirty and Dangerous Nine Years After Devastating BP Disaster Oceana released a new report today finding that offshore drilling remains dirty and dangerous nine years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, which claimed the lives of 11 people and caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Yet despite significant shortcomings in offshore drilling safety,... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Groups Seek Court Order Blocking Atlantic Seismic Blasting A group of conservation organizations today asked a federal judge to block the start of harmful seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean, a precursor to offshore drilling, until the case can be fully heard in court. The motion for a preliminary injunction filed in federal court in Charleston... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, November 30, 2018 Feds to Authorize Companies to Harm Dolphins and Whales with Seismic Airgun Blasting Activities in Atlantic Ocean Today, the National Marine Fisheries Service will authorize companies to harm marine mammals like dolphins and whales with seismic airgun blasting activities in the Atlantic Ocean. This dangerous and extremely loud exploration method is used by private companies to identify potential oil and gas... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 05, 2018 Senate Committee Advances Bill to End Destructive Drift Gillnet Fishing for Swordfish Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation unanimously passed the bipartisan Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act ( S. 2773 ), a significant step forward in ending the destructive and wasteful use of drift gillnets to catch swordfish off California. These mile-... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, March 07, 2018 New Economic Analysis Finds Trump Administration’s Offshore Drilling Plan Threatens 2.6 Million Jobs and Nearly $180 Billion in GDP Oceana released a new economic analysis today, which finds that the Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan threatens more than 2.6 million jobs and nearly $180 billion in GDP for only two years’-worth of oil and just over one year’s-worth of gas at current consumption rates. Specifically,... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Oceanic Whitetip First Shark Listed as “Threatened” in the Continental U.S. Atlantic Today, the Trump administration announced the oceanic whitetip shark will be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, the first shark species to receive these protections in Atlantic continental U.S. waters. Although it was historically considered one of the most abundant shark... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, November 03, 2017 Feds Stalling on Finalizing Rule to Address Sea Turtle Deaths in Gulf and Atlantic Shrimp Trawls Today, Oceana reinitiated a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia as a result of the Trump administration’s failure to finalize new protections for sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. Every year, the federal government allows shrimp trawls in the... Read more |