In the ocean you find a symphony of sound, from the clicking of snapping shrimp to the long mournful wails of whales, and zips of dolphins. Now imagine this oceanic soundscape shattered by dynamite-like blasts, every 10 seconds for days and even weeks on end. Blasts so loud they can...

Gasoline prices are again rising at the pump, up another 10 percent since this time last year. The "drill, baby, drill" people (many in the Republican Party), followed closely by the "all-of-the-above" people (many in the Democratic Party), are doubtless very ready to begin their familiar chants.

If the...

Imagine yourself at a restaurant ready to order your favorite dish and being told by your server that there is a one in three chance you will not receive the same item that is on the menu. It might be the real thing... or it could be a completely different...

In the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Obama sought to mark the beginning of a time where he will take bolder action on job creation and on divisive issues, including climate change. But while his rhetoric makes for great intentions, conservationists will be holding...

Last week the European Union, the world's fifth largest fishing power, made a historic move to protect its threatened fisheries as members of the European Parliament (MEPs) overwhelmingly voted to overhaul the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

The overarching legislation for fishing in the EU, the CFP has an enormous influence...

On New Year's Eve, a 266-foot oil drilling rig owned by the Shell Oil Company that had been adrift for days, ran aground off of Kodiak, Alaska. In response, this week, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a review of the 2012 Arctic Ocean drilling season. Let's hope this...

Tropical coral reefs and lush rainforests have long captured the public imagination and the lion's share of conservation efforts. But this week, the country of Chile took an historic step to recognize the importance of a less celebrated but no less spectacular ecosystem: seamounts.

Seamounts are underwater mountain ranges, where...

What do 500 of America's chefs, including Mario Batali, Jacques Pepin and Barton Seaver, have in common besides finely-tuned palates, world-class cooking skills and a love of delicious and beautiful ingredients? It is a passion for honest food and a desire to stop seafood fraud, a surprisingly widespread practice in...

If you love the oceans you will love this news: State regulators in California just adopted a groundbreaking new policy that sets a new direction for forage fish. Allow us to explain why this is so exciting.

When you think of the marine life of the California coast, some iconic...

Today is World Food Day. Established in 1979 by the United Nations, the day was meant to bring attention to, and ignite political will for, the fight to end world hunger. At Oceana this day means a lot to us. We believe that ending world hunger and establishing...

Last week, a report came out that helps answer one of the most important (and disputed) questions in the world of fisheries -- how much trouble are the world's fisheries really in?

About six years ago another report was featured in the journal Science,...

Since the release of Jaws in 1975, with the specter of the man-eating great white shark forever imprinted in our collective imagination, we've been wading into the water a bit more tentatively. But it is, in fact, the sharks that need to worry, particularly those in the waters...

Earlier this week, Shell Oil called off its plans to drill for oil in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska after its oil containment dome, equipment designed to cap an oil spill, was damaged during testing in the very un-arctic like waters of Bellingham, Washington.
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The stars of Shark Week, great white sharks, are in trouble off the coast of California. Unfortunately, a recent scientific estimate of this population showed less than 350 adult great white sharks left in the population found off the US west coast, putting this important great white...

It's been twenty years since the famous 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And this year's conference, better known as Rio+20, has the world talking yet again about how to "reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet."...

At first glance a fishing organization and a conservation organization might seem like strange bedfellows. There is often mistrust between the fishing industry and conservation organizations because each sometimes doubts the other's commitment to ensuring sustainable fishing.

The At-sea Processors Association (APA) is a trade association representing...

Hunger is the world's leading health risk, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. It kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. But despite our advances in medicine, food production and technology, 925 million people still do not have enough to eat. Of...

Here's some food for thought on this upcoming Earth Day: Agriculture is the leading contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the world. It even beats out transportation. The food we raise, especially meat like pork, beef and chicken, is contributing more to climate change than the cars and SUVs that...

When it comes to sustainable seafood, San Francisco gets it. As a progressive, seaside town, seafood is plentiful and the options for eating sustainably are constantly improving.

That's one of the reasons I was excited to be in town last week. That and, for the past few days...

This week, 200 of the world's leaders in ocean conservation are descending upon Capella, Singapore for the World Oceans Summit.

The U.S. is strongly represented among the international community, with top representatives from government and nonprofits. Oceana is joining world leaders from Iceland, Singapore, Indonesia, and the...