Oceana in the Southeast

06/18/2026

”As the public, we are demanding better policies, so you're seeing great things like the Hard Rock Stadium adopting these sustainability policies because people want them, because we know about these larger issues,” Miller Oceana said, referring to worrisome research documenting microplastics in humans. “With the world’s eyes on [the] U.S. this summer, this is a huge missed opportunity.”

FIFA organizers shelved an aggressive recycling plan in place at Hard Rock Stadium and instead will only provide single-use plastic water bottles.

06/16/2026

Let's shell-abrate World Sea Turtle Day! 🌊 🐢

There are seven species of sea turtles in the world today, and most are famous for traveling thousands of miles across the ocean. But one species prefers to stay close to home: the flatback turtle. Unlike their globe-trotting relatives, these oceanic homebodies rarely leave the coastal waters around Australia.

Learn more about these remarkable reptiles and how Oceana is helping protect them: https://oceana.ly/4xBod3S

06/08/2026

🌊 The oceans connect us all.

They cover two-thirds of our planet and are home to most of the life on Earth. They are as important to us as they are vast.

But they're also under threat.

This World Oceans Day, let’s come together to protect what we love: https://oceana.ly/4dXZnn3 💙 🩵

06/08/2026

06/06/2026

Happy to be a part of the Blue Scholars Initiative Workd Oceans Day Celebration! 🐬🐟🐠🐡

Oceana

06/05/2026

WE’RE SUING: Oceana joined a lawsuit with other environmental groups challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to strip away protections from threatened and endangered animals in the Gulf.

In March, the administration eliminated key protections under the Endangered Species Act to make way for more oil and gas drilling in the Gulf.

Now, Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, is taking the Trump administration to court to help defend more than 20 at-risk species that call the region home.

We heard you, we’re taking action.

06/03/2026

Thank you so much to Florida Oceanographic Society for hosting an excellent event last night in Stuart, Florida, educating the public about Florida’s Oculina Reef. Attendees learned from Dr. John Reed and Dr. Grant Gilmore about the importance of the reef, the species of fish that depend on this unique habitat, and why this reef is in danger.
🐟 More information is here: https://www.floridaocean.org/protect-oculina

06/02/2026

Florida’s Oculina Coral Reef is one of the most unique deep-water reef systems in the world — and it could help scientists better understand how reefs survive changing ocean conditions.

But proposals that could allow destructive bottom trawling near protected reef habitat are raising concern among researchers and conservationists.

Join Florida Oceanographic Society for an important conversation about the future of these rare reefs and why they matter for Florida’s marine ecosystems.

📅 Tuesday, June 2nd
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 The Blake Library, Stuart