President Trump issued an executive order today fast-tracking approvals for deep-sea mining. The order ignores the International Seabed Authority’s ongoing process to develop safeguards for deep-sea mining in international waters. Instead, the … Read more
A set of bills introduced in April would codify permanent coastal protections for millions of acres of U.S. oceans. These laws would prevent future offshore oil and gas exploration, development, … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) announced it will close the commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries using vertical fishing lines south of Pt Arena at the Sonoma/Mendocino County … Read more
Today the Trump administration’s Department of the Interior announced the start of its process to develop a new Five-Year Plan for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. … Read more
President Trump issued two executive orders today to weaken fisheries management, including opening the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing. Oceana Vice President for the United … Read more
April 20 marks the 15th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which remains the worst oil spill in U.S. history. An analysis released by Oceana shows that the destructive legacy … Read more
The Trump administration is proposing massive funding cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the upcoming federal budget. This news comes just hours after terminating hundreds of … Read more
