Category Archives: Healthy Oceans

Bristol Bay Defense Fund’s goal is to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed from the proposed Pebble Mine and to create permanent safeguards for Bristol Bay and its irreplaceable and globally important cultural and ecological resources.

Recent data on oceanic whitetip (OWT) sharks shows they are a species on the edge, reduced to incredibly low levels globally. This makes efforts to…

The Nassau grouper is a commercially and ecologically important Caribbean fish species that is considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),…

Panacetacea is dedicated to the study and conservation of whales and dolphins in Panamanian waters. Support from Moore Charitable affiliate, Islas Secas Foundation (ISF) has…

Waterkeepers Bahamas (WKB) and Save the Bays (STBs) help communities protect their water resources through field work and assessments which includes promotion of policy change,…

In January 2018, the Department of Interior (DOI) released its draft 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, which expands future oil…

 In January 2016, the British Government created a marine reserve of 234,291km2, slightly less than the size of the United Kingdom, in the waters of…

First published in The Hill. Imagine living in a neighborhood where a huge blast, like a stick of dynamite, exploded every 10-12 seconds non-stop for weeks to…

Oceana today announced renewed support from The Orton Foundation for its campaign to protect the Atlantic Coast from offshore drilling and seismic airgun blasting. In…

Fins from up to 73 Million Sharks End Up in Global Trade Every Year WASHINGTON –Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted…