Gillian Spolarich, Author at Oceana

Robert WAN Protects the Ocean’s Jewels

Gillian Spolarich — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:59:00 +0000

Robert WAN is known as the “Emperor of Tahitian Pearls” for his unrelenting devotion to ocean sustainability and producing the highest quality pearls, cultivated in the pristine lagoons of Tahiti, an island in French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. He founded Robert WAN more than 50 years ago and, to this day, he still ... Read more

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Q&A with Oceana’s New CEO, James “Jim” Simon

Gillian Spolarich — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:14:00 +0000

James Simon is Oceana’s CEO. Simon was instrumental in establishing Oceana as the world’s leading ocean conservation organization and has helped win more than 300 major policy victories to date. He also helped spearhead the organization’s international expansion. Simon has extensive experience in policy advocacy, management, and business. Before joining Oceana, he was a management ... Read more

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Supporter Spotlight: Amanda Lechenet and New York Life Investments are investing in our oceans

Gillian Spolarich — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:44:44 +0000

When you think of the stock market, social and environmental impacts are likely not the first things that come to mind. Many people in the financial world, including Amanda Lechenet of New York Life, are trying to change that. “We’ve increasingly seen that consumers are using their dollars to influence change, with nearly 70% of ... Read more

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Gaz Alazraki, director and Oceana Board Member, shares his passion for the seas

Gillian Spolarich — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:37:49 +0000

Gaz Alazraki is the director of HBO Max’s “Father of the Bride” (2022); writer and director of Mexico’s record-breaking comedy “Nosotros los Nobles” (2013); and the co-creator, executive producer, and director of “Club de Cuervos” (2015) — Netflix’s first original series in Spanish. He heads Alazraki Entertainment, a Mexico City-based production company focused on high-quality ... Read more

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Women mobilize for their rights as artisanal fishers

Gillian Spolarich — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:57:15 +0000

Brazilian fisherwomen and shellfish gatherers are mobilizing to demand adequate representation in their sector, following decades of neglect. In January 2023, fisherwomen from four coastal regions in Brazil gathered with fishermen in the capital, Brasilia, to discuss critical changes needed in the fishing sector. The workshop, supported by Oceana, resulted in the “Letter of Brasilia” ... Read more

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Spotlight on the Seas

Gillian Spolarich — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:20:19 +0000

HOW OCEANA USES GLOBAL FISHING WATCH TO CONSERVE THE OCEANS. In July 2018, the Spanish government fined two fishing vessels for “going dark,” aka disabling their automatic identification system (AIS) for more than 1,000 hours over several years. Turning off AIS — the device that shares a ship’s direction, speed, location, and identification every 2 ... Read more

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VICTORY: Chilean court rules in favor of Oceana, orders salmon farming company to release antibiotics data

Gillian Spolarich — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:32:15 +0000

In August, Chile’s Constitutional Court ruled in favor of Oceana and against a salmon farming company that had previously blocked access to data on their antibiotic use. The court ruled providing access to this data is constitutional, meaning the salmon farming company Mowi is now required to provide Oceana with access to data on its ... Read more

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Chef’s Corner: Fiona Lewis’ poached shellfish salad with fennel, apple, and thyme

Gillian Spolarich — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000

In 1976, the United States Congress passed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to establish federal management of the nation’s fisheries and restrict fishing activities in U.S. waters. The law, which has undergone numerous changes in its 42-year history, has reversed the declining trend and helped rebuild dozens of fish stocks. Today, Oceana ... Read more

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Supporter Spotlight: The Becht Foundation is creating a more sustainable future

Gillian Spolarich — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:08:00 +0000

Since 2020, the Becht Foundation has partnered with Oceana to protect ocean habitat and to support the people and communities who depend on healthy and abundant oceans. In just the past two years, this partnership has funded groundbreaking expeditions in the U.S. state of Alaska and Chile that bring to life for policymakers and the ... Read more

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Q&A – Meet Daniel Olivares, Oceana’s new leader for Peru

Gillian Spolarich — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:32:41 +0000

Daniel Olivares is a seasoned advocate and communicator. Prior to joining Oceana, he served as an elected representative for Lima in Peru’s Congress. While there, Daniel championed important causes, including the environment and affordable housing, successfully bringing legislation into law. Before being elected to Peru’s Congress, Daniel was the head of digital communications for Prime ... Read more

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