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30x30 is a conservation game-changer; allowing bottom trawling undermines its promise
After bottom trawling has cleared the sea floor, it can take decades for populations to recover. For some species, like slow-growing and long-lived corals and sponges, it can be centuries. This long-term destruction and waste equate to a clear lack of protection for the so-called “protected” marine areas. When the devastating fishing practice of bottom trawling occurs, those areas are simply not protected, and should not be counted towards the 30 by 30 target.
Nuestros océanos se están asfixiando con el plástico
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Latest California oil spill paints grim picture for future generations
The devastating oil spill off the California coast is wreaking havoc on the local environment and economy, yet this is just the latest tragedy brought to us by the oil and gas industry. Oiled animals are washing up on beaches, there are reports of heavy vapors in the region, beaches are closed and fishing is not allowed. The impacts are not just to the environment but to the local businesses that will have to turn away visitors.
A pause on offshore drilling is a good first step. Let’s make it permanent.
President Joe Biden hit the ground sprinting on his first day of office. On day one he rejoined the Paris Agreement, and now he has announced a pause on offshore oil and gas leasing. It’s exciting to hear the president’s plan to return science to policy decision-making, even advancing his science adviser to a cabinet-level position. These encouraging moves will certainly translate to more effective action on climate. Oil and gas are killing us.
What does Sen. Marco Rubio have against Florida’s dive industry? | Opinion
By Jacqueline Savitz South Florida Sun Sentinel | Jan 04, 2021 at 6:04 AM Congress was poised to remove the United States from the shark fin trade last week, but one person blocked it: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Sen. Rubio is on the wrong side of history on this one, writes Jacqueline Savitz, Chief Policy Officer for North America at Oceana. Sharks are in trouble. Their fins are in great demand and they can’t live without them. The fins from up to 73 million sharks enter the shark fin trade every year.
How Biden can undo Trump's damage and protect our oceans Original
For four years, President TrumpDonald John TrumpDozens of protesters gathered outside home of Michigan elections chief Arizona legislature shuts down after Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus Trump election claims dominate Georgia Senate debate MORE has attacked fundamental environmental protections for our oceans and proposed opening nearly all U.S. waters to fossil fuel companies for dirty and dangerous offshore drilling.
No, President Trump is not the 'environmental president'
At a campaign event in Florida earlier this month, President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE had the gall to tout his credentials as the “No. 1 environmental president.” Accompanying this claim was an announcement formally extending a 10-year...
Remaining hopeful on World Oceans Day | Commentary
World Oceans Day is June 8, and a guest columnist sees hope in scenes like this one from the Atlantic coast. (John Christopher Fine / Courtesy) The ocean has always been a source of hope for me. When I watch the sun rise over the Atlantic, as the slate gray water turns blue then green, that peace and beauty at the beginning of a new day always instills in me a sense of opportunity and that brings optimism. Jacqueline Savitz (Courtesy photo) These days optimism can be hard to come by.
President Trump’s radical drilling plan threatens Florida’s coasts and the economics that depend on them
By Jacqueline Savitz, Oceana’s Chief Policy Officer I had been looking forward to Saturday. A few months ago, I fully expected that on May 16,I would be standing on the beach joining hands with my neighbors to stop the expansion of offshore drilling. Hands Across the Sand is an annual event in cities across the country, with thousands of people coming out to draw a line in the sand against the expansion of offshore drilling and all the dangers that come with it.
New and Strategic Approaches Lead to Winning Results
South Carolina Press Conference 2018. Credit: Oceana/Siegel Films Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jacqueline Savitz Since Oceana was founded in 2001, we have won more than 200 victories and protected more than 4.5 million square miles of ocean worldwide. Oceana’s approach incorporates legal action, political advocacy, scientific rigor and strategic communications. All these tools are used to move decision-makers to do the right thing for the oceans.
Bill protecting sharks has the votes to pass, now the house must vote
Jacqueline Savitz, Guest columnist Published 9:00 a.m. CT Aug. 1, 2019 Sharks have survived for millions of years, but their future is in question, due to the demand for their fins. Congress could help protect them. It’s Shark Week again, and millions of Americans will tune in over the next few days to marvel at these beautiful, ancient fish. They have been around since before the dinosaurs, but many species are now at risk of extinction.
Bill protecting sharks has the votes to pass, now the house must vote
OPINION Jacqueline Savitz, Opinion contributor Published 5:00 a.m. ET July 28, 2019 Sharks have survived for millions of years, but their future is in question, due to the demand for their fins. Congress could help protect them. It’s Shark Week again, and millions of Americans will tune in over the next few days to marvel at these beautiful, ancient fish. They have been around since before the dinosaurs, but many species are now at risk of extinction.
Opinion | Ban the Trade in Shark Fins
The demand for shark fin soup is decimating some shark species. Congress should act to protect them. By Jacqueline Savitz Ms. Savitz is a marine biologist with the conservation group Oceana. Dec. 6, 2018 Image Every year, tens of millions of sharks end up in the fin trade. Driven by demand for shark fin soup, shark fins have become so valuable that many species of this ocean predator are being decimated. It is a particularly cruel business.
Why San Diego coast needs protection from offshore drilling
Throughout our careers advocating for healthy oceans, we have rarely seen so many people energized — not just in San Diego County, but everywhere — to protect our coasts. The threats are real and imminent, and people in San Diego are passionately fighting to protect our coastline from industrial projects like expanded offshore drilling and irresponsible management of resources.
How to spot the secretive activities of rogue fishing boats
The next time you cook a fish or order some seafood at a restaurant, think about the image above. It’s a snapshot of all the fishing happening on the ocean over a six-month period. If you zoomed in, you’d see thousands of blue dots, each showing one instance of likely fishing activity at one point in time. This image captures almost 20 million hours of commercial fishing by tens of thousands of vessels around the world.
Atlantic must say no to coastal drilling | News & Observer
At the end of 2016, residents up and down the Atlantic coast were breathing sighs of relief after successfully arguing to keep offshore drilling away from their beaches, tourism-dependent economies and their very ways of life. But this week, the possibility of offshore oil and gas drilling returned, and again has placed coastal business owners and residents in the position of defending their livelihoods.
Coastal Drilling Imperils Coastal People, Business | RealClearMarkets
Coastal Drilling Imperils Coastal People, Business President Trump would vastly expand offshore drilling, imperiling coastal communities, businesses and the oceans themselves.Read Full Article »
Say No to Coastal Drilling
At the end of 2016, residents up and down the Atlantic coast were breathing sighs of relief after successfully arguing to keep offshore drilling away from their beaches, tourism-dependent economies and their very ways of life. But this week, the possibility of offshore oil and gas drilling returned, and again has placed coastal business owners and residents in the position of defending their livelihoods.
Say no to seismic blasting and drilling in the Atlantic
Imagine living in a neighborhood where a huge blast, like a stick of dynamite, exploded every 10-12 seconds non-stop for weeks to months on-end. Under the Trump administration’s plan to rollback existing protections against offshore drilling in the Atlantic, seismic airgun blasting – the way companies propose searching for oil and gas deposits on the Outer Continental Shelf – could be coming our way.
Indonesia and Peru Climb Aboard a Movement to Track Global Fishing
Take fishing, for instance. Fishing without transparency cannot be managed sustainably. It can't be measured; a catch can't be limited in a meaningful way and rules cannot be enforced. It's too easy to cheat, and too easy to gloss over unsustainable practices. Without transparency, we would expect fishing to be unsustainable. We'd expect to see overfishing, illegal fishing, and, because of growing capacity and improved technology, massive fishery declines – even collapse in some cases.
And then there were two still silent on offshore drilling
Last Thursday Virginia’s Gov. Terry McAuliffe urged the Trump administration to exclude his state from the five-year offshore oil and gas drilling plan. Now only two states actively being considered for Atlantic offshore oil and gas exploration have governors who remain mute on the issue: Georgia and Florida. I find that silence shocking, especially from Gov. Rick Scott. Of all the states that stand against offshore drilling in the Atlantic, Florida should have been the first.
President Trump, don’t risk fishing, tourism jobs on a small amount of oil
Late last month, the New England Fishery Management Council joined its Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic council colleagues in officially documenting concern over Trump administration-backed plans to use seismic airgun blasting to search for oil off the Atlantic coast.
President Trump: Don't risk fishing, tourism jobs on a small amount of oil
Late last month, the New England Fishery Management Council joined its Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic council colleagues in officially documenting concern over Trump administration-backed plans to use seismic airgun blasting to search for oil off the Atlantic coast. Offshore oil exploration threatens decades of progress toward making America's fish stocks great again and thereby threatens economies and livelihoods along the East Coast.
President Trump: Don't risk fishing, tourism jobs on a small amount of oil
Late last month, the New England Fishery Management Council joined its Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic council colleagues in officially documenting concern over Trump administration-backed plans to use seismic airgun blasting to search for oil off the Atlantic coast. Offshore oil exploration threatens decades of progress toward making America's fish stocks great again and thereby threatens economies and livelihoods along the East Coast.
Save Our Oceans: A Call To All Women
As I stood in front of the Capitol in Washington DC at the Women’s March on that grey January day, I looked around at the faces of hundreds of thousands of women, girls, and men gathered there and it felt like the beginning of something far greater than any of the previous marches I had attended. I knew they were going to remember this moment for the rest of their lives.
Women, Science and Diving Into Leadership
I was scuba certified and exploring the complex and beautiful world below the ocean’s surface by the age of 16. Few get to venture into that world, but many should. My first underwater experience was on a 90-foot wreck dive in the cold, murky waters off the New Jersey Shore; I later had a vibrant, colorful dive on the Great Barrier Reef.
Opinion | The Deepwater Horizon Threat
Op-Ed Contributor By S. Elizabeth Birnbaum and Jacqueline Savitz April 16, 2014 FOUR years ago this Sunday, BP’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico blew out, destroying the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, killing 11 workers and setting off an uncontrolled oil gusher lasting 87 days. By the time the flow was stopped, an estimated 200 million gallons of oil had entered the ocean. The harm to gulf wildlife has been long-lasting if not fully understood.
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