DiCaprio Foundation gives $3 million to advocacy group

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NEW YORK (AP) — International advocacy group Oceana says it
has received a $3 million grant from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
for its work to protect threatened ocean habitat and keystone marine
species such as sharks.
Oceana said in a statement Thursday the
grant, which will be spread over a three-year period, will also support
its work to advocate for responsible fishing measures, including a ban
on California drift gillnets.
CEO Andy Sharpless said DiCaprio’s
support will help Oceana in its efforts to win more protections for
countless sharks and other marine animals and for ocean habitats in the
Pacific and Arctic, "which include some of the most productive ocean
places in the world."
Oceana said it’s working to ban drift
gillnets off California in order to protect dolphins, whales, turtles
and other marine animals from being caught and killed as "bycatch."
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Online:
http://www.leonardodicaprio.org
http://www.oceana.org
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
NEW YORK (AP) — International advocacy group Oceana says it
has received a $3 million grant from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
for its work to protect threatened ocean habitat and keystone marine
species such as sharks.
Oceana said in a statement Thursday the
grant, which will be spread over a three-year period, will also support
its work to advocate for responsible fishing measures, including a ban
on California drift gillnets.
CEO Andy Sharpless said DiCaprio’s
support will help Oceana in its efforts to win more protections for
countless sharks and other marine animals and for ocean habitats in the
Pacific and Arctic, "which include some of the most productive ocean
places in the world."
Oceana said it’s working to ban drift
gillnets off California in order to protect dolphins, whales, turtles
and other marine animals from being caught and killed as "bycatch."
___
Online:
http://www.leonardodicaprio.org
http://www.oceana.org
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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