North Atlantic right whales could be extinct by 2040 if we don’t act quickly. Once a common target for whalers, the population now faces new and increasing threats from ship strikes and fishing gear. We need all hands on deck to save our right whales.
Apr 26
2018
2018
Apr 20
2018
2018
Canada is Taking Action to Save North Atlantic Right Whales
Last year, 17 North Atlantic right whales died, leaving the remaining population of less than 450 precariously close to extinction. Twelve of the deaths last year occurred in Canadian waters. Certain folks in the U.S. pointed their fingers at our northern neighbors saying that efforts here are pointless unless Canada makes necessary changes, but Canada is taking action – and they’re doing it much faster than we are.
Apr 14
2018
2018
WATCH: Right Whales on the Brink of Extinction
North Atlantic right whales are in crisis. Last year, we lost 17 whales out of a population of barely 460. If we don’t act now, this already-endangered species could go extinct in our lifetimes. CLF recently hosted a conversation with experts on right whales to discuss this crisis – and what can be done to…
Jan 29
2018
2018
Join Us in Opposing Trump Administration’s Oil and Gas Drilling Plans
[Update: Public meetings postponed due to the federal government shutdown have been rescheduled. The New England dates are as follows: Feb. 13 – Hartford, CT; Feb. 27 – Boston, MA; Feb. 28 – Providence, RI; March 5 – Concord, NH; March 7 – Augusta, ME. Sign up to attend a meeting near you here. There are also coordinated opposition events concurrent…
Jan 4
2018
2018
Not on Our Watch: Protecting New England’s Ocean from Offshore Drilling
[Update: On Jan. 4, 2018, the Trump administration announced a new five-year plan that would open up most U.S. continental shelf waters, including protected areas of the Arctic and the Atlantic, to oil and gas drilling. CLF joined 63 other groups in opposing this plan. Read the full joint statement here.] Over the past year, we’ve…
Feb 12
2016
2016
This Week on TalkingFish.org – February 8-12
February 8 – Right Whales and Cashes Ledge: How to Make a Good Thing Last – In late January, North Atlantic right whales scored a big win when NOAA expanded the critical habitat for the endangered whale from 4,500 square nautical miles to 28,000 square nautical miles. The Gulf of Maine expansion includes Cashes Ledge –…
Dec 23
2015
2015
Exploring for Oil Off Nova Scotia Threatens Ocean Wildlife and Our Coastal Economy
This is the first in a three-part series on the recent oil-related developments in Canada – and what they mean for New England. You can read the second blog, providing background on the history of oil exploration near the Gulf of Maine and the long-term threats this poses to New England here. The final blog will cover…
Jul 27
2015
2015
Getting on Board with Offshore Wind: A Reality in Rhode Island
I am proud to announce that construction on the nation’s first offshore wind farm is officially underway in Rhode Island! Today, incoming Conservation Law Foundation President Bradley Campbell and I have the honor to be a part of history in the making. We’re going to be boarding a ferry out to the Deepwater Wind project site with United States Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, the Director for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Abigail Ross Hopper, our congressional delegation, Rhode Island state and local leaders, and many of our environmental colleagues. Together, we will be celebrating a landmark project years in the making and the ocean management plan that made it possible.