Press Releases Archive - Oceana

Spain Sanctions Vessels for Disabling Tracking Devices Following Eye-Opening Oceana Report

Megan Jordan — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:25:07 +0000

Based on a 2021 Oceana analysis, the Spanish government has investigated and sanctioned 25 Spanish-flagged vessels for infractions while fishing** on the high seas. These fishing vessels were fined up to $65,000 (60,000 euros) for repeatedly turning off their public tracking devices — called Automatic Identification System (AIS) — on multiple occasions without cause, which ... Read more

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Report: Switching to Reusable Packaging Could Eliminate 1 Trillion Single-Use Plastic Bottles and Cups

Anna Baxter — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

A new report released today highlights the urgent need for reusable beverage packaging as a solution to the global plastic crisis. The report, produced by ocean advocacy group Oceana, shows that just a 10-percentage point increase in reusable beverage packaging by 2030 could eliminate over 1 trillion single-use plastic bottles and cups and prevent up ... Read more

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Oceana: Coca-Cola and Pepsi’s plastic packaging use increases by hundreds of millions of pounds

Anna Baxter — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:24:25 +0000

Oceana analyzed data[1] from the Global Commitment 2023 Progress Report released earlier this week by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and found that the two top polluting brands, according to the Break Free From Plastic Brand Audit, increased the amount of plastic used by hundreds of millions of pounds on a year over year basis. The Coca-Cola Company ... Read more

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Oceana Finds Most Boats Speeding in Slow Zones Designed to Protect Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

Raigan Johnson — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:47:05 +0000

Today, Oceana released a new report finding that most boats are speeding through slow zones designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, of which only around 340 remain. Oceana analyzed boat speeds from November 2020 through July 2022 in slow zones established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) along the U.S. East Coast ... Read more

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Oceana’s 10th Annual New York Gala Raises Over $1.5 Million to Save the Oceans and Feed the World

Gillian Spolarich — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:32:29 +0000

On Tuesday, September 19, Oceana supporters gathered at Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room to celebrate the organization’s 10th annual New York Gala. The event raised over $1.5 million in support of Oceana’s global campaigns and featured an esteemed group of speakers and attendees, including master of ceremonies Ted Danson, Oceana Board Chair Sam Waterston, gala chairs ... Read more

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Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Can Deliver Nearly Half the Emissions Reductions Needed to Prevent Climate Catastrophe, Finds New Report

Gillian Spolarich — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:17:11 +0000

According to a new report commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel), the oceans can deliver up to 47% of the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions needed by 2050 to keep the planet from warming a catastrophic 2 degrees Celsius (or up to 35% of the emissions reductions ... Read more

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Oceana Calls on Coca-Cola Europacific Partners to Safeguard and Grow Reuse in Advance of Proposed Acquisition of Coca-Cola Philippines

Anna Baxter — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:15:02 +0000

Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation, formally requested that Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) commit to increase, and not decrease, the share of refillable bottles sold in the Philippines in light of the company’s proposed acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines with Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV). In a letter to the ... Read more

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Oceana CEO Andrew Sharpless Plans 2024 Retirement

Gillian Spolarich — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 15:47:16 +0000

Sam Waterston, Chair of Oceana’s Board of Directors, issued the following statement: “Andy Sharpless, Oceana’s CEO of 20 years notified the Board that he plans to retire in the summer of 2024. The Board is very grateful to him for his leadership in building an organization that has grown to be an enormously effective advocate ... Read more

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Chile moves forward with protections for the Humboldt Archipelago, a unique marine ecosystem

Gillian Spolarich — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:00:36 +0000

Oceana celebrated the Humboldt Archipelago Multi-Use Marine Coastal Protected Area (AMCP-MU in Spanish) approved by the Council of Ministers for Sustainability in Chile. The new area will cover more than 5,700 square kilometers and is located between the Atacama and Coquimbo regions. This designation aims to protect one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the ... Read more

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American icon Gladys Knight headlines Oceana’s 5th annual Rock Under the Stars

Gillian Spolarich — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 17:41:44 +0000

On Saturday night, Aug. 12, American icon Gladys Knight performed a private concert at the home of Keith Addis, founder of Industry Entertainment and Oceana Board President, and his wife, producer Keri Selig, to help raise funds for Oceana, the largest international organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation. Gladys Knight performed several hits spanning her ... Read more

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