Andrew Sharpless has led Oceana since 2003 as its chief executive officer. Oceana, founded in 2001, has grown in that time to be the largest international conservation organization fully dedicated to protecting the oceans. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/andrew-sharpless/rss en Governance Marine Protected Areas Mon, 03 Jul 2017 05:00:47 +0000 Andrew Sharpless https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/07/03/congress-is-relying-on-sleight-of-hand-to-attack-ocean-conservation https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/07/03/congress-is-relying-on-sleight-of-hand-to-attack-ocean-conservation Oceana chief executive Andrew Sharpless says advocates need to pay close attention because lawmakers are quietly attempting to gut protections for marine ecosystems.