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Oppose Restarting Sable Offshore’s Pipeline that Caused Devastating 2015 Oil Spill

By 2026, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Current Action, Endangered/Threatened Species, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, LNG, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, Pledge, PSA, Santa Barbara

On Friday, March 13th, President Trump signed an executive order expanding the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA), a rarely used Cold-War Era law, in an attempt to allow the…

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Stop Expanded Offshore Drilling and Protect Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

By 2026, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Current Action, Endangered/Threatened Species, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, LNG, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Santa Barbara

Earlier this year, the Trump administration announced a new initiative to open significantly larger portions of the U.S. continental shelf to offshore oil and gas drilling, including waters off California…

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Our Ocean Parks, Our Shared Legacy: Celebrating National Marine Sanctuary Day

By 2025, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Eastern Tropical Pacific, Endangered/Threatened Species, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Other Locations, Santa Barbara

Photo of the Flower Gardens Bank by Greg McFall.  Beneath the surface of our nation’s waters lies a living network of stories, species and heritage – all safeguarded by America’s…

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Finally, the End of Drift and Set Gillnet Fishing in California is in Sight!

By 2025, California, Conservation, Driftnets, Driftnets Action, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, Santa Barbara, Sea Turtles, Set Gillnet Fishery, Sharks, Turtles

California’s coastal waters may soon be free of two of the most destructive fishing methods ever deployed… set gillnets and drift gillnets, thanks to new laws that will finally phase…

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