Andy Sharpless, Author at Oceana

Dr. Daniel Pauly’s Answers for Ocean Conservation

Andy Sharpless — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:34:00 +0000

For more than 10 years, Dr. Daniel Pauly contributed articles for Oceana’s thrice yearly membership magazine. Oceana recently compiled all of these articles into a booklet. The topics of the columns were chosen to address the concerns and questions we knew mattered to Oceana’s supporters whose contributions fund our policy campaigns. These campaigns are now ... Read more

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CEO Note: Progress protecting key ocean habitat

Andy Sharpless — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 22:02:21 +0000

In just the last month, Oceana and our allies have protected several important marine habitats around the world. Marine protected areas (MPAs) can help create a “spillover effect” that boosts fish populations not only inside but also outside of MPAs, which can support local fishers and tourism industries that rely on these plentiful waters for ... Read more

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CEO Note: New documentary tracks the deadly shark fin trade

Andy Sharpless — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 20:27:37 +0000

Sharks are ancient creatures, having roamed our blue planet’s oceans for more than 450 million years. They are older than dinosaurs and even trees. Yet in just the last half-century, oceanic shark and ray species have declined by 71%. Why? Because humans have overfished them — in large part due to the unsustainable global shark ... Read more

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CEO Note: World leaders must turn to the oceans to help prevent climate catastrophe

Andy Sharpless — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:44:12 +0000

For decades, our oceans have protected us from the worst impacts of man-made climate change by absorbing much of the heat produced by the fossil fuel industry’s relentless expansion. But the oceans can only take so much and without immediate action we will continue to see more intense and frequent weather events like hurricanes, wildfires, ... Read more

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CEO Note: Five ways the oceans have progressed since last World Oceans Day

Andy Sharpless — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:32:41 +0000

Today is World Oceans Day – a day to celebrate the far-reaching oceans that cover more than 70% of our planet and provide a home to most life on Earth. Despite their vastness, the oceans face human-caused threats like climate change, plastic pollution, illegal fishing, biodiversity loss, overfishing, and habitat destruction. But the oceans are ... Read more

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CEO NOTE: Peru passes new law to protect its oceans thanks to artisanal fishers

Andy Sharpless — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:41:29 +0000

Peru’s coastline is one of the most productive in the world, with more than 50,000 artisanal fishers relying on it to provide 80% of the fish that feeds the country’s population. The first five miles offshore, which play a fundamental role in the life cycle of the marine species in the area, have just received ... Read more

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CEO Note: Oceana Board Members Dr. Pauly and Dr. Sumaila awarded top environmental honor

Andy Sharpless — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:05:50 +0000

Oceana Board Members and renowned scientists Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Rashid Sumaila were recently awarded the 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for their “rigorous scientific work to end overfishing and restore equity to our oceans.” Also known as the “Nobel Prize for the Environment,” the Tyler Prize is awarded each year to leaders ... Read more

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CEO Note: Chile creates a new marine protected area in Pisagua Bay

Andy Sharpless — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:12:58 +0000

Chile is one of a kind. Its barriers to the north and east, the Atacama Desert and Andes Mountains, create a unique, insulated environment that allows endemic species of flora and fauna to flourish. To the west, Chile’s biodiverse waters and creatures are nourished by the Humboldt Current. Thankfully, much progress had been made to ... Read more

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CEO Note: COP27 leaders should stop the expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling to help curb climate catastrophe

Andy Sharpless — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:04:00 +0000

This week, world leaders are gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27). In the past, heads of state have used COP as a platform to announce a number of new pledges and commitments to curb climate-warming emissions, such as the Paris Climate Agreement. Unfortunately, few commitments have ... Read more

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CEO Note: New legal safeguards in Canada can rebuild depleted fish populations

Andy Sharpless — Wed, 11 May 2022 16:19:17 +0000

At Oceana, our goal is to save the oceans and feed the world. If we can restore ocean abundance, we could feed 1 billion people a healthy seafood meal every day, forever. New legal requirements in Canada bring us one step closer to achieving that goal. Thanks to campaigning by Oceana and our allies, the ... Read more

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