After taking office as the 47th president of the United States yesterday, President Trump issued a variety of executive orders that undermine ocean protections. Some of the actions that threaten … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced last week that it withdrew a proposed rule that would have strengthened the ability of the United States to take action against … Read more
President Biden permanently protected the East Coast, West Coast, and eastern Gulf of Mexico, and areas off Alaska, from offshore oil and gas drilling today. These coastlines are now off … Read more
Today the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that the commercial Dungeness crab fishery for the central and southern coasts will open on January 5, 2025. To reduce … Read more
Today, Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, filed two lawsuits against the National Marine Fisheries Service (Fisheries Service) for withholding information about the injury and death of marine life taken in commercial … Read more
Following nine months of formal rulemaking, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has completed the public comment periods for the draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report and regulations … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported two North Atlantic right whales were seen entangled in fishing gear 50 miles southeast off Nantucket, Massachusetts. North Atlantic right whales are … Read more
