Oceana Praises President Obama’s Efforts to Protect Oceans
President Obama signaled that protecting and conserving our oceans is a major goal for his Administration. The President issued a Memorandum to federal agencies, paving a path for achieving comprehensive ocean conservation and management.
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Oceana's Climate Change Campaign
Oceana is working to address climate change through legislative work, source control, public education and action and ecosystem protection. Oceana's work currently includes:

• Reducing shipping emissions
• Stopping expanded offshore drilling
• Addressing Ocean Acidification
• Protecting the Arctic

Mercury-Based Chlorine Phase-Out One Step Closer
Oceana is pleased to announce that H.R. 2190, the "Mercury Pollution Reduction Act of 2009," reported out of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection and now heads to the full House Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill will require four heavily-polluting chlor-alkali plants to clean up their act.
Read more about this important legislation

111^th Congress Acts to Protect Sharks
Oceana and Mad Men star January Jones applaud Senator John Kerry (D-MA) for introducing the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 in the Senate.

• Senator Kerry Introduces Bill to End Shark Finning
• January Jones Joins Oceana’s Campaign to Save Sharks
• House of Representatives Passes True Shark Finning Ban

Oceana Testifies on the Dangers of Offshore Drilling
Dr. Jeff Short, Pacific Science Director for Oceana, testified before members of the House Natural Resources Committee on lessons learned 20 years after the Exxon Valdez spill and the current threats of offshore oil development in the Arctic and around the country.

• View Dr. Short's written testimony (pdf)
• Take Action! Tell Congress to Say No to Offshore Drilling
• Learn more about the dangers of offshore oil drilling and read the Press Release
• Stream video of the hearing

Ted Danson Urges Congress to Reinstate the Offshore Drilling Moratorium
Approximately 120 million gallons of oil are discharged into the world’s oceans each year.
UPDATE: WATCH THE HEARING
PRESS RELEASE
TED DANSON'S WRITTEN TESTIMONY
CONSERVATION COALITION STATEMENT

VICTORY! United States Protects America's Arctic from Industrial Fishing
Nearly 200,000 square miles of U.S. Arctic waters will close to industrial fishing to protect Arctic ecosystems in the face of climate change.
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Read the Arctic Fishery Management Plan Scientist Letter
Read the Arctic Fishery Management Plan Letter