Blue sharks are targeted for their fins. © Karin Leonard/Marine Photobank Today we moved closer to a complete ban on shark finning in the European Union! The Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament voted in Brussels today to support a strict ...
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Seagrass near where the power plant would have been built. © Oceana/Eduardo Sorensen  Great news from Chile: A planned coal-fired plant, located dangerously close to several biodiverse marine habitats, was shot down by the Chilean Supreme Court...
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© Claudia Pool We have some good news from Chile -- Oceana has been fighting against the approval of a thermoelectric plant, Punta Alcalde, and we are excited to announce that the plant’s permit was denied this week. The plant was to be built in H...
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With your help, we can keep this from happening. ©Oceana/LX New York state is the largest importer of shark fins on the East Coast, but if a new bill passes, this fact could be history. This trade is driven by a demand for shark fin soup, which can ...
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When you think of Illinois, “shark fins” may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But this inland state does have a shark fin trade, and it may soon be history. After Oceana collected over a thousand signatures from concerned Illinois citiz...
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A grey seal in the Baltic. © Oceana/Carlos Suarez Our Baltic expedition came upon a sad sight this week: a dozen baby seals lying dead on the seafloor. The team found the bodies while diving in Bogskär islet off of Finland, home to a small grey sea...
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Every day brings Shell a little closer to drilling in Arctic waters, home to seals, whales, and polar bears. With that drilling comes the risk of an oil spill, which could be devastating to the ocean ecosystem and those dependent on it. But it’s n...
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Kemps Ridley sea turtle Editor's Note: This entry was written by Oceana scientist Amanda Keledjian.
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We got an email recently from artist Maya Lin about her new project, What is Missing, and it is spectacular. Maya created a monument to the disappearing creatures and places on our planet, and put it on the internet to grow and evolve. Her project is...
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A soapfish in the Gulf of Mexico. © Oceana/Eduardo Sorensen Today marks the second anniversary of the Gulf oil spill. Oil has long stopped flowing from the leaking rig, but that doesn’t mean the disaster is over. Local fishermen have been making s...
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Friday will mark two years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing the worst accidental oil spill in history. One would hope that an accident like this would lead to monumental changes in safety regulations, but sa...
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A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling. © Oceana/Cory Wilson We’re happy to announce a victory for sea turtles in the Atlantic this week. The scallop fishery has long been a threat to sea turtles, who get caught up and drowned in the heavy equipmen...
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