The Latest by Natalie Barefoot

Senior Attorney

A gray dolphin breaks the surface of the water as another swims next to it.
January 8, 2025

U.S. Trade Lawsuit Aims to Protect Earth’s Rarest Marine Dolphin

Today, only 30 to 50 critically endangered Māui dolphins are thought to exist.

An oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, swims in the waters off Hawaii.
July 26, 2022

We’re Showing Sharks Some Legal Love

As part of our work to preserve biodiversity, Earthjustice has mounted a series of legal challenges to protect vulnerable shark species from industrial fishing.

August 19, 2021

NOAA Just Named 31 Nations That Engage in Illegal or Unregulated Fishing. Here’s Why That’s a Step in the Right Direction.

This new approach will help the agency protect marine biodiversity.

One of the ocean's biggest and most powerful fish, bluefin tuna are disappearing because of commercial fishing in the areas where they reproduce.
November 20, 2020

World Trade Organization Is Negotiating New Agreement to Protect Our Oceans From Overfishing

Earthjustice is one of more than 160 leading environmental organizations that have signed on in support of ending unsustainable funding practices