Oceana Commends Obama Administration and EPA Administrator Jackson for Courageous Step Forward to Protect Our Oceans from Climate Change

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced proposed new measures today to regulate climate change emissions from large industrial polluters, including power plants and factories. This is a remarkable and courageous step to protect our oceans, and our planet, in the face of climate change.
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"Mad Men" Star January Jones Comes to Washington to Save Sharks
Jones and Oceana Urge for U.S. Leadership in Domestic and International Shark Conservation.


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Pristine Deep Sea Coral Ecosystems Protected in South Atlantic
Oceana Applauds Council's Action to Help Ensure Long-term Productivity of Commercial Fisheries.

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Oceana Praises President Obama’s Efforts to Protect Oceans
On September 17, the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, led by Nancy Sutley of the Council on Environmental Quality, released its interim report, outlining a national ocean policy which will ensure protection, maintenance and restoration of oceans, our coasts and the Great Lakes.
Oceana applauds this action, as this framework will guide efforts to stop further damage to our oceans, which are under siege from many threats, including overfishing, pollution and climate change.
Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report
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Krill Protected in Pacific Waters!
Federal policymakers released the final regulations banning all fishing for krill-an essential source of food for whales, salmon, sea lions and other marine animals-in U.S. Pacific waters. This action is the end of a multi-year advocacy campaign led by Oceana and others, and has had strong support from scientists, conservationists, fishermen, coastal businesses and local communities.
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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.
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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

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