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10/16/2026

Expanded seafood traceability requirements would help regulators and businesses track fish, including those used for fish meal, from the vessel where it was caught to the final point of sale. More transparency and traceability would make it harder for bad actors to profit from illegal fishing and forced labor, while giving responsible fishers and honest businesses a fairer chance to compete.

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The seafood sector’s lack of supply chain transparency can hide the true costs of food production.

10/15/2026

On-demand gear may just be a game-changer for fishing in the ocean.

For ocean animals like whales and sea turtles, entanglements in the long lines of fishing gear are all too common. But with on-demand gear, the buoys and lines stay down with the trap until fishers hit the signal for the buoy to be released, reducing the risk of entanglement.

Learn more about how on-demand fishing gear is a win-win for both marine life and fishers: https://oceana.ly/47mkUl5

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On-demand gear may just be a game-changer for fishing in the ocean....

10/09/2026

10/08/2026

There are real solutions to single use plastic pollution, and our colleagues at Oceana Canada prove it by making reuse the new normal, and by tackling the problem at the source. Well done!

10/02/2026

OCEANA is excited to be joining up with our friends at Just Zero - Plastic Free Mass - and New England Aquarium for a very special conversation about the impacts of plastic on human health and the environment – and the solutions that can help protect both. Our very own Senior Scientist, Dr. Kimberly Warner will be speaking on the panel!

Moderated by Kirstie Pecci, Executive Director of Just Zero and a leading expert on recycling and waste policy, the panel of experts will explore what we know about the growing impacts of plastics – from our oceans to our bodies – and what individuals, communities, and policymakers can do to create a healthier, less plastic-dependent future.

Thursday, November 5 at 7:00 PM
New England Aquarium | Simons Theatre

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Join Just Zero and Plastic Free Mass in Boston to explore how plastic pollution affects our health and oceans—and discover solutions that can make a difference.

09/30/2026

ACT NOWI! The Governor's Environmental Bond Bill is still in Joint Conference Committee and YOUR VOICE could make a difference. We need MA residents to reach out to your MA State Legislators NOW... urge your legislator to prioritize single-use plastic reductions in the final version of the "Mass Ready Act." Details and link to the petition in the below post. THANK YOU for sharing and for taking action!

🚨ACTION ALERT!🚨 Right now, Massachusetts state legislature is finalizing an environmental bond bill (the "Mass Ready Act") that could reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the ocean and our communities by phasing out unnecessary single-use plastic products, including carry-out bags and small hotel toiletry bottles.

YOUR VOICE MATTERS! And Legislators need to hear from YOU!

Follow the link below to urge your state legislators to prioritize the reduction of single-use plastics in the final Mass Ready Act.

TAKE ACTION: https://act.oceana.org/page/199361/action/1