Category: Press Releases

WILD OCEANS SETS NEW 5-YEAR COURSE

Author: Rob Kramer Posted Under: Blog, Our News, Press Releases

Wild Oceans has kicked off the new year with a new 5-year strategic plan to guide us into the future.  The plan outlines clear and measurable goals, objectives and strategies for four priority conservation areas: 1) Large Marine Fish Conservation, 2) Sustainable Fishing Practices, 3) Ecosystems, and 4) Climate Change. Prior ...

Press Release A Change In Leadership At Wild Oceans

Author: Wild Ocean Team Posted Under: Blog, Wild Oceans, Our News, Press Releases

Long-time Leader Hinman Retires, Kramer Steps In Waterford, VA – August 27, 2019 – After 41 years at the helm, Wild Oceans President Ken Hinman will be stepping down on September 30, 2019.  Replacing him in the position, Wild Oceans Board of Directors has recruited veteran nonprofit leader Rob Kramer, former President of the International Game Fish ...

President Signs Billfish Conservation Act II

Author: Tim Choate Posted Under: Blog, Billfish, Marlin, Victories, Press Releases

August 2, 2018.  President Donald Trump today signed into law HR 4528, bipartisan legislation to amend the Billfish Conservation Act to clarify that Pacific billfish exempted from the 2012 law’s federal no-sale provision must be sold locally in Hawaii and Pacific island territories (Guam, Samoa, etc.).  In effect, it achieves the ...

‘Natural Living’ Magazine Picks Top Environmental Non-Profits

Author: Ken Hinman Posted Under: Blog, Wild Oceans, Press Releases

WILD OCEANS NAMED ONE OF BEST NONPROFITS FOR DONATIONS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WATERFORD, VIRGINIA – Wild Oceans, a 45-year old organization dedicated to keeping the oceans wild to preserve the future of fishing, was just selected as one of the 12 Best Environmental Nonprofits to Donate to this Holiday Season by Garden Collage ...

Wild Oceans Chair Tim Choate Joins Fishing Hall of Fame

Author: Tim Choate Posted Under: Blog, Wild Oceans, Press Releases

Tim Choate of Coral Gables, Florida, an ardent angler since the mid-1950s, is being honored for a lifetime of contributions to the sport of offshore fishing and marine conservation. At tonight’s ceremony, he will be inducted into the prestigious International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame. The IGFA Hall of ...

Wild Oceans Receives Prestigious Conservation Award for Billfish Work

Author: Ken Hinman Posted Under: Blog, Wild Oceans, Our News, Press Releases

Wild Oceans received the International Game Fish Association’s Conservation Award for 2013 at IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum in Dania Beach, Florida on January 25th. Wild Oceans was recognized for its work in passing The Billfish Conservation Act of 2012, according to IGFA president Rob Kramer. Tim Choate, ...