Oceana Calls for Reduction in Plastics Production and Increased Transparency in Global Fisheries at Our Ocean Conference in Norway

October 25, 2019 Oceana

Oceana is calling for reductions in plastics production and increased transparency in global fisheries at the 2019 Our Ocean conference in Oslo, Norway. The conference, which is taking place October 23 and 24, brings together leaders from around the world to deliver concrete and actionable commitments to help protect and restore the world’s oceans.

New Data Make Case for Anchovy Abundance as Oceana Lawsuit Continues

New, preliminary data from the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) have provided further evidence that California’s anchovy population is now at record high levels. The data come amid a renewed lawsuit by the environmental group Oceana that seeks to unnecessarily reduce the already very limited amount of anchovy caught commercially in California.

Ocean Advocacy Group Urges Crackdown On ‘Seafood Fraud’

March 12, 2019 Alex Gangitano, The Hill

Oceana is using a new fraud investigation to draw attention to the issue of boat-to-plate seafood traceability, which advocates say is essential to preventing illegal fishing or fraud.