Oceana celebrates 25 years of campaigns around the world, from Brazil, to Belize, to the European Union and beyond.

Whales around the world are washing up on our coastlines. Learn more about why this is happening and what you can do to help.

This year, the world has watched as each country’s best athletes competed for gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics. What viewers missed was the mountain of single-use plastic ...

Today, the High Seas Treaty, formally known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, officially entered into force. This legally binding agreement establishes, for the first ...

The ocean remains one of the least explored places on Earth—and every year, scientists uncover new species that remind us just how much there is still to learn. In 2025, researchers described a ...

Today, the High Seas Treaty received its 60 th ratification, officially kickstarting the 120-day countdown until it enters into force. Covering almost half of the Earth’s surface, the high seas are ...

Today, the Philippines officially declared the waters surrounding Panaon Island a Protected Seascape, preserving some of the most vibrant and biodiverse coral reefs on the planet. The protected area ...

Today, on the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Oceana released an analysis of China’s global fishing* activity worldwide between 2022 and 2024. The ...

If a volcano erupts underwater and no one is around to see it, does it actually happen? Turns out, 80% of volcanic activity occurs in the sea, but it often receives less attention than its aboveground ...

We are restoring the world’s wild fish populations to serve as a sustainable source of protein for people.

Today, Oceana released a new report that projects The Coca-Cola Company’s plastic use will exceed 9.1 billion pounds (4.1 million metric tons) per year by 2030 if the company does not change its ...

Over 3.7 billion years ago, life on Earth was born in the oceans. Since then, their size and composition, as well as the organisms living in them, have continued to change and evolve. Within their ...