Good news from our friends over at Oceana: Federal regulations banned krill fishing in U.S. Pacific waters, ending a multi-year advocacy campaign led by Oceana and others. As a primary component in the diet of salmon, whales, seabirds and other animals, krill play an essential role in the health of ocean ecosystems. You can read [...]
Krill Protected in Pacific Waters
July 30th, 2009 · No Comments
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2009 Ocean Heroes Award
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments
In case you missed it, this past Monday – June 8th – was World Oceans Day. Our friends over at Oceana had a contest for the 2009 Ocean Heroes Award and after much tabulating and vote counting they announced that the winner this year is John Halas of Florida! Halas, who is a marine biologist [...]
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Top 5 Ocean Victories of 2008
January 13th, 2009 · No Comments
We here at Beach Trading know our customers have a love for the waters, oceans and beaches of the world so we thought we’d share a list of ocean victories made possible in whole or part by our friends at Oceana, the largest international organization focused 100 percent on ocean conservation. In 2008 they helped: [...]
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