A new plan in Oregon will aid critically endangered Southern Resident Orcas, of which only 73 remain in the North Pacific Ocean. The management plan, adopted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission ...

Oceana’s Chief Scientist Dr. Katie Matthews says, “For the first time, we have the legal foundation to safeguard marine ...

California adopted new rules to cut whale and sea turtle entanglements in the recreational Dungeness crab fishery. The new ...

While this marks a milestone, more action is needed to safeguard fish and the communities that depend on them before time ...

Today, we begin the search for Oceana’s new leader in Ghana, where we will campaign alongside coastal communities to rebuild fish populations, increase vital nutrition, and strengthen livelihoods.

This year’s gala honored Academy Award-winning actor Laura Dern, who is a lifelong environmentalist and passionate advocate ...

Sea turtles have played vital roles in maintaining the health of the world’s oceans for more than 100 million years. These roles range from maintaining productive coral reef ecosystems to transporting ...

Oceana press releases share updates on our campaigns and mission to protect and restore the world’s oceans. They include explanations of the issues that our oceans face, our work to solve those issues ...

The oceans connect us all. They cover two-thirds of our blue planet and contain most of the life on Earth. They are as important to us as they are vast. But the oceans face many threats — from ...

The oceans face a massive and growing threat from plastics. An estimated 33 billion pounds of plastic pollution flood our marine environment from land-based sources every year — that’s roughly ...

Did you know that one of the most impactful ways to protect endangered ocean species is to prevent them from being unintentionally caught up in fishing gear? About 10% of the world’s global fish catch ...