Oceans

July 17, 2017 | Press Release

Conservation Groups File Lawsuit Today Against Department of Commerce’s Decision to Sanction Overfishing of Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper

Consistent, large overages from the recreational sector resulted in new management measures that lowered catch levels by 20 percent

July 7, 2017 | Letter

Letter to Secretary Zinke and Secretary Ross

From academic scientists specializing in marine and environmental sciences, in support of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

July 7, 2017 | Letter

Letter to Secretary Zinke and Secretary Ross

From Peter J. Auster, PhD., Senior Research Scientist, Mystic Aquarium, and Scott D. Kraus, PhD., Vice President, Senior Science Advisor, Cabot Anderson Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium. Regarding information focused on the designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument under the Antiquities Act of 1906.

June 30, 2017 | Article

Seismic Blasting Would Deafen Marine Mammals

As companies search for oil and gas deposits buried beneath the ocean floor in the Atlantic, whales and dolphins could suffer permanent hearing damage and even death.

May 4, 2017 | Press Release

Trump Administration Sued to Protect Overfished Dusky Sharks

Despite being depleted nearly 20 years ago, dusky sharks are still being overfished today in violation of federal law

May 4, 2017 | Legal Document

Dusky Shark Complaint

Plaintiff Oceana, Inc. (“Oceana”) on behalf of its adversely affected members hereby challenges the unlawful decision of the National Marine Fisheries Service (“Fisheries Service” or “Defendants”) to adopt and promulgate Amendment 5b to the Highly Migratory Species (“HMS”) Fishery Management Plan because it failed to establish measures necessary to end overfishing and rebuild the dusky shark population to a healthy level as mandated by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (“Magnuson-Stevens Act”).

May 3, 2017 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Reversal of Arctic and Atlantic Drilling Ban

Unlawful executive order puts climate, sensitive oceans, coastal residents and economies at risk

April 26, 2017 | Press Release

Northwest Tribes to U.S. Coast Guard: Orcas and Oil Tankers Don’t Mix

U.S. Tribes challenge Coast Guard’s failure to protect orcas on the brink from oil tanker traffic

April 26, 2017 | Legal Document

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Coast Guard Shipping Traffic Separation Schemes in the Salish Sea

This suit challenges the failure of the U.S. Coast Guard to protect the critically
imperiled Southern Resident Killer Whale and other threatened marine species in the inland
waters of the Salish Sea from the significant risk of oil spills and other harms associated with
shipping traffic, particularly oil tankers.

March 30, 2017 | Case

Halting Humboldt Bay Bird Habitat Destruction

In an effort to protect one of the most important places for migratory birds on the Pacific Coast, Earthjustice is representing conservation and hunting groups in a lawsuit to stop a large expansion of oyster farming in Humboldt Bay that will dramatically increase the footprint of existing oyster operations.

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