Companies in just 10 countries control more than half of all large-scale fishing vessels WASHINGTON, May 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report by EqualSea Lab of the University of Santiago de Compostela and commissioned by Oceana exposes ownership information, or lack thereof, of the world’s large-scale fishing (LSF) fleets. Industrial fishing vessels account [...]
Oceana’s Philip Chou says, “No one should have to stomach a side of forced labor with their spicy tuna roll.” WASHINGTON, Sept. 03, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – New research published today in Ocean Sustainability finds that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the world’s most recognized ecolabel for sustainable seafood, is failing to identify forced labor violations in [...]
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Today, Amazon announced that it has replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows from delivery packaging in North America with 100% recycled paper filler — a move that is, according to the company, expected to “avoid nearly 15 billion plastic air pillows annually.” The decision is part of Amazon’s “multi-year [...]
WASHINGTON, June 06, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – In celebration of National Oceans Month, Oceana launched a new public service announcement (PSA) today with renowned American actor and environmental advocate, Dennis Haysbert. The PSA invites viewers to join Oceana’s growing wave of ocean advocates who are making a difference around the world. Haysbert’s narration highlights the impact individuals [...]
Oceana says the WTO is playing politics with the lives of millions of people who depend on healthy fish populations for their livelihoods and food security WASHINGTON, March 01, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – This week, at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi, ministers were unable to finalize an addendum to its Agreement [...]
Environmental group calls on Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Aboitiz Equity Ventures to commit to increasing reusable beverage packaging throughout the Philippines following approval of Coca-Cola Philippines acquisition MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 26, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Oceana released the following statement from its leader in the Philippines Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos and Senior Vice President Matt [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — New Oceana-supported research, published in Marine Policy, finds harmful fisheries subsidies from wealthy nations like China, Spain, and the United States are disproportionately impacting poorer nations like Guinea-Bissau, Somalia, and Namibia that depend on fish for food security and livelihoods. The paper, which expands on analyses prepared for Oceana’s Transparent Oceans Initiative, [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new Oceana-commissioned study reveals that vessels authorized to fish in the waters of designated tuna regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs) are operating major shark fisheries, propping up a massive blue shark (Prionace glauca) commercial fishery with a landing value worth USD $411 million. This first-of-its-kind analysis shows the catch value [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, the Global Fisheries Transparency Coalition, a new global community of ocean advocates campaigning for increased transparency at sea, released its draft Global Charter for public comment. The ten principles, which address the lack of transparency in vessel information, fishing activity, and fisheries governance and management, pinpoint the most essential transparency priorities [...]
BERLIN, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Dedicated to giving back to the community and the environment, FLEXIM Cares is a division of non-invasive ultrasonic flowmeter manufacturer FLEXIM and is involved in an increasing number of important local projects around the world. On a global level, this year FLEXIM is proud to support the protection of [...]