FBI Probing Boat Graffiti
The FBI is probing Plymouth boat graffiti that has fishermen — already feuding with the federal government over catch limits— fearful they now could be targets of an anarchist environmental group…...
View ArticleSeafood for Thought: Bottom Trawling
Trawling infographic by Don Foley. Editor's note: October is National Seafood Month, and to celebrate, we’ll be featuring a series of blog posts about seafood, sustainable fishing and health. Today...
View ArticleThis Shark Week, Save Great Whites
Great whites play an important role in the ocean ecosystem ©Terry Goss During Shark Week we love watching majestic great whites on TV, but if we don’t act soon to protect them, recordings will be the...
View ArticleOceana Partners with Google and SkyTruth to Announce New Tool to Track Global...
A look at Global Fishing Watch, a platform that pulls satellite data to show the first global view of commercial fishing. (Photo: Global Fishing Watch) Today, Oceana, SkyTruth, and Google announced...
View ArticleOceana’s New Report Highlights Uses, Benefits of Global Fishing Watch Technology
A trawler fishing in the Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden. (Photo: Oceana / Carlos Minguell) Illegal and unsustainable fishing activity is taking a tremendous toll on the world’s oceans, stripping them of...
View ArticleCEO Note: Oceana, Google, and SkyTruth Announce New Technology to Track...
A trawler fishing in the Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden. (Photo: Oceana / Carlos Mingue Monitoring global fishing activity is a monumental task. I’d like to introduce you to a groundbreaking new tool, created...
View ArticleOn World Fisheries Day, A Look at Oceana’s Work to Create Sustainable...
Splendid Perch (Callanthias platei) with Pampanito (Scorpis chilensis), pictured off the Desventuradas Islands off Chile. (Photo: Oceana) Every day, commercial and artisanal fishermen set out across...
View ArticleOceana in Chile Submits Recommendations for Lowering Common Hake Catch Quotas
Hakes (Merluccius sp.) in a crate. (Photo: Oceana / LX) Last week, Oceana in Chile recommended that the Chilean government lower the total annual catch quota for common hake—a severely overexploited...
View ArticleSea Turtles Can Get the Bends after Capture in Fishing Gear, Says New Study
A loggerhead sea turtle caught on a longline in the Mediterranean. New research shows sea turtles can get “the bends” after being caught in fishing gear. (Photo: Oceana / Mar Mas) If you’re an avid...
View ArticleObama Administration makes history and protects Hawaii’s marine ecosystems
Azzedine Downes Thu, 09/01/2016 Yesterday, I had the great honor of joining President Obama in celebrating the Administration’s landmark decision to expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National...
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