Oceana Uncovers Dangerous Mercury Levels in Fish
© Oceana/Juan Cuetos Spain’s biggest newspaper, El País, featured Oceana prominently in this morning’s cover story. The article describes Oceana’s unrelenting effort to make previously confidential...
View ArticleSeafood for Thought: Are You Eating Mercury?
© Oceana/Juan Cuetos 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 we’re taking on...
View ArticleVideo: Mercury from Source to Seafood
The health benefits of seafood are well-documented, but some people avoid eating it after hearing reports of high mercury levels. This video might help make things a little clearer. Produced by the...
View ArticleEndangered Sea Turtles Face Increased Threats
Endangered loggerheads will be subject to 100% higher catch ©Oceana After a victory for Pacific sea turtles last week, here’s some not so good news. Two endangered species of sea turtle are facing an...
View ArticleFlorida Swordfishermen turn to Less Destructive Gear
It's rare that the issues of longline fishing and bycatch make it to the evening news, but this report from CNN highlights a promising technology called buoy gear fishing that could replace the...
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Drift Gillnets Kept at Bay . . . For Now
A frequent victim of drift gillnets © Jose Alejandro Alvarez/Marine Photobank We can breathe a momentary sigh of relief. This Monday, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously to...
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Net Loss – Keeping Sperm Whales Out of Drift Gillnets
(Photo: Oceana EUO / Keith Ellenbogen) In 2010, as many as sixteen sperm whales drowned in drift gillnets intended for swordfish off the coast of California. In the recent issue of Oceana magazine, we...
View ArticleImpacts of Climate Change on Highly Migratory Species Prioritized in NMFS...
A bluefin tuna, a migratory species affected by climate change. (Photo: Oceana / Keith Ellenbogen) Many marine species face endless obstacles: Overfishing, pollution, and habitat destruction are large...
View ArticleVideo: Oceana Makes Plea for Mediterranean Swordfish and Local Fishermen
A swordfish (Xiphias gladius) caught by a typical vessel for artisanal fishing swordfish with a harpoon in Italy. (Photo: Oceana in Europe / Alessandro Donelli) Last week, Oceana in Europe released a...
View ArticleICCAT Moves to Properly Manage Bluefin Tuna, but Doesn’t Take Action for...
Bluefin tuna (Thynnus thynnus), pictured an Oceana Marviva Med Mediterranean Expedition in 2008. (Photo: Oceana / Keith Ellenbogen) Earlier this month, the International Commission for the Conservation...
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