Our director, David Helvarg, was recently featured in the Seattle Times.

“For those of us committed to protecting the ocean, it’s always been clear that restoring healthy seas will be the work of our lifetimes, and that of others who’ll come after us.”

The Trump administration rolled back critical protections for oceans, including opening new areas for offshore oil drilling and weakening safeguards for marine sanctuaries. Despite the political climate, ocean conservation is one of the few bipartisan issues among Americans, which has helped minimize the damage that Trump has been able to do in the past. However, his new policies will threaten marine biodiversity, coastal economies, and efforts to combat climate change, especially with weakened pollution controls.

Read the full article on what a second Trump term may do for the state of our oceans here.