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October 07, 2021 14:31 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana’s New York Gala Raises $1.5 Million To Restore Ocean Health and Abundance

NEW YORK, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, October 4 leading philanthropists, businesspeople, and entertainers gathered at a private club for the annual Oceana New York Gala to celebrate...
August 04, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Canada Still Lags Behind Other Countries in Tackling Seafood Fraud

TORONTO, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The results of Oceana Canada’s latest seafood fraud investigation, released today and part of the most comprehensive, national, multi-year DNA testing...
June 07, 2021 11:31 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

CORRECTING and REPLACING - On World Oceans Day, Oceana Canada calls on Feds to Put Wild Fish First in Developing a Blue Economy Strategy

TORONTO, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Oceana Canada, please note the "petition" link just above the contact section has been...
June 07, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Pour la Journée mondiale des océans, Oceana Canada demande au gouvernement fédéral de prioriser le poisson sauvage dans l’élaboration d’une stratégie d’économie bleue

TORONTO, 07 juin 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- À la veille de la Journée mondiale des océans, un nouveau sondage* publié aujourd’hui par Oceana Canada révèle qu’une majorité écrasante de Canadiens se...
June 07, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

On World Oceans Day, Oceana Canada calls on Feds to Put Wild Fish First in Developing a Blue Economy Strategy

TORONTO, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the eve of World Oceans Day, new polling1 released today from Oceana Canada finds that an overwhelming majority of Canadians care deeply about healthy...
May 31, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Cod Quota a Recipe for Disaster for the Future of Canada’s Most Iconic Fish

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For three decades, Atlantic cod has been deep in the critical zone. The population is not growing, and individuals are in poor condition –...
May 27, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Transport Canada doit exiger que les navires ralentissent dans le détroit de Cabot pour protéger l’une des baleines les plus menacées au monde

OTTAWA, 27 mai 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pour la deuxième année de suite, Oceana Canada a constaté que la majorité des navires ne respectent pas le ralentissement volontaire établi pour protéger les...
May 27, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Transport Canada Must Require Ships to Slow Down in the Cabot Strait to Protect One of the Most Endangered Whales on the Planet

OTTAWA, May 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the second year in a row, Oceana Canada has found that the majority of vessels are not complying with a voluntary slowdown meant to protect critically...
February 22, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Most Vessels Ignored Voluntary Slowdown Meant to Protect Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

OTTAWA, Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the heels of the Government of Canada announcing its 2021 measures to protect North Atlantic right whales, Oceana Canada today released a report that...
February 03, 2021 17:30 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana: Amazon (AMZN) reports 38% increase in sales for 2020, but does not address corresponding increase in the company’s plastic use as Bezos plans to step down

Oceana calls on company and CEO Jeff Bezos to lead e-commerce industry in showing how to reduce plastics in wake of record-breaking earnings report WASHINGTON, Feb. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --...