Save the Date for our 5th Annual Kona Ocean Film Day in Kailua Kona.
Ocean films, community education and ocean partners to benefit local ocean conservation.
Save Willy Act Would Protect Whales in San Francisco Bay
In 2025, 24 whales died in the San Francisco Bay Area according to the California Academy of Sciences, marking this the highest mortality rate in 25 years. Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) introduced the “Save Willy Act,” a bill designed to prevent the deadly ship strikes that are claiming the lives of whales in record numbers.
Read MoreFederal Court Supports ESA Protection
A federal court struck down Trump’s attacks against the Endangered Species Act (ESA), restoring key values of this essential environmental law to the status it held for decades before the first Trump administration attacked the ESA.
Read MoreMarch for Sharks
Join the team marching for sharks at the 55th annual Festival of Whales Dana Point.
Read MoreDeadline to Comment & Stop Offshore Drilling off our Coastline
Friday January 23 Deadline to comment & Stop Offshore Drilling off our Coastline. Send a letter or sign the petition to Protect California Sanctuaries and Coastal Ocean
Read MoreDefend the Marine Mammal Protection Act
The Marine Mammal Protection Act is under assault by congress. Contact your House Representative and two Senators. Ask them to block any weakening amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) in Congress. The legislation is key to protection of wildlife throughout the United States.
Read MoreNew Comments to Tell BOEM NO to Offshore Drilling
The Trump administration’s Department of the Interior is proposing a new 5-Year Offshore Drilling Plan that includes California, the Gulf of Mexico, the previously protected waters off of Florida, and Alaska, including the Alaskan wilderness, where drilling has never been attempted before because of the dangerous risk to sensitive wildlife. Oil spills caused by drilling- like the tragic Deep Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico- will have enduring negative impacts on climate, wildlife and human health. The agency is inviting public comments until Thursday, February 26, 2026.
Read MoreSave the ESA and Save Endangered Sharks
For fifty years, the ESA has been the “emergency room” for America’s wildlife. It brought the California Gray Whale back from the brink of extinction. It allowed Southern Sea Otters to repopulate our kelp forests. It is the lifeline for endangered Oceanic Whitetip, Scalloped Hammerhead and Soupfin sharks. The ESA works because it was fast, strict, and based on science. Add your voice to USFWS today!
Read MoreUSFWS Threatens to Gut the Endangered Species Act
On November 19, the administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), under the leadership of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, announced a sweeping set of proposals to roll back critical protections for our nation’s wildlife. The USFWS has opened a strict 30-day public comment period ending December 22, 2025.
Read MorePublic Comments Needed to Defend the Endangered Species Act
On November 19th the Trump Administration has published a proposal by US Fish and Wildlife to roll back Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections, specifically focusing on the removal of the “blanket rule” and its impact on threatened shark species. The public has a December 22nd deadline to comment to prevent the ESA from being weekend.
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