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Press Releases

WTO Members Urged to Fulfill their Commitment to Stop Overfishing Subsidies

December, 2008
Ocean Scientists Urge New Administration and Congress for “Bailout” of Ocean Ecosystems and Economies

Offer Policy Recommendations to Prevent Collapse this Century

December, 2008
New Report Shows Need for Strong FDA Advice about Mercury in Fish

Twenty-Three People with Mercury Poisoning Share Their Stories

December, 2008
FDA Poised to Weaken Protections for Children’s Health Based on Faulty Scientific Analysis

December, 2008
Northern, Southern Leaders Petition to Protect the Arctic from Climate Change

Civic leaders from Shishmaref to San Francisco join with Oceana and others to petition the EPA to protect the Arctic and the world by regulating greenhouse gas emissions

November, 2008
Oceana Hails Obama’s Selection of Dr. Jane Lubchenco to Lead National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

November, 2008
Conservation Groups Urge U.S. to Push for Moratorium on Bluefin Tuna at ICCAT

Strong Management Measures by ICCAT Needed for Bluefin Tuna Populations to Recover

November, 2008
Mass Extinction of Coral Reefs Worldwide Predicted if Nations Fail to Reduce Use of Fossil Fuels Soon

Oceana Report Warns of Imminent Threat to World’s Reefs and Recommends Actions Needed to Avert Catastrophe

November, 2008
2008 Sea Turtle Nesting Data Fails to Express Dire Status of Species

Oceana Calls for Increased Protections of Sea Turtle Populations at Risk of Extinction

October, 2008
Oceana Reveals Unlikely Source for Addressing Global Overfishing to World’s Leading Scientists and Academia

Solution Not Found through Traditional Fisheries Management, but Trade

October, 2008