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Danika Desai

Senior Attorney

Oceans Program

Danika Desai, senior attorney with Earthjustice's Oceans Program, is set before a background of red flowers and greenery. She is smiling at the camera.

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Danika Desai

Senior Attorney Oceans Program

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Julie Hauserman
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
jhauserman@earthjustice.org

Danika Desai is a senior attorney with the Oceans Program. She has been with the Earthjustice Oceans Program since 2020.

Danika began her legal career as a law fellow at Oceana where she was introduced to the field of ocean conservation.

Danika received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2018 with a specialization in environmental law.

 

Expert Posts & Articles

Orange coral, looking like a tree branch, growing in blue water with fish swimming nearby.
November 25, 2025

Trashing our oceans: Feds plan the biggest permitted coral destruction in U.S. history

By Danika Desai

Floridians are raising questions about a U.S. Army Corps plan to blast and dredge Fort Lauderdale's port — and smother more than 200 acres of sea floor and rare corals.
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.

By Danika Desai

This new approach will help the agency protect marine biodiversity.
June 8, 2021

Why the Ocean Needs the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act

By Danika Desai

Sharks are crucial for a healthy ocean, but overfishing is killing them. This bill takes a step in the right direction.
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Media Inquiries

Julie Hauserman
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
jhauserman@earthjustice.org

Bar Admissions

CA

Latest Press Statements

Fish swim around staghorn coral colonies in the Florida Keys.
August 13, 2026

Conservationist Lawsuit Alerts to Rare Coral Peril; U.S. Corps of Engineers Halts Fort Lauderdale Dredging

Silt and sediment threatens imperiled staghorn coral and queen conch
Fish swim around staghorn coral colonies in the Florida Keys.
August 6, 2026

Conservationists Challenge Dredging Project Near Port Everglades Over Endangered Species Act Violations

Groups file lawsuit to protect imperiled Florida corals
A school of sardines swims through a coral reef.
April 26, 2024

Government Rebuilding Plan for Sardines on U.S. West Coast is Unlawful, Court Rules

Earthjustice, representing Oceana, prevails in lawsuit to recover Pacific sardines to protect whales, sea lions, seabirds, and other ocean animals that rely on the small fish for food