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Looking for ways to get involved and help protect our ocean and the wildlife that depends on it? You’ve come to the right place! Below you’ll find many incredible opportunities to join a sea of ocean advocates urging lawmakers to take concrete action and defend on our ocean. Use the filter below to find the issue you’re most passionate about and join the movement today.

Biodiversity

Seabed Mining Threatens Our Ocean’s Future

A private corporation is one step closer to mining the seabed in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, lying between Hawaii and Mexico. Please take action to defend our ocean from deep-sea mining before it's too late.
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Biodiversity

A Big Step for Sustainable Fishing

Sustainable fishery management is more important than ever. Take action and call on Congress to prioritize sustainable fisheries.
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Plastics

REDUCE > Waste

Add your name now to call on Congress to pass the REDUCE Act and help stop the deluge of plastic pollution—for our ocean and the future of our planet.
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Climate

Defend Our Air and Ocean from Toxic Fumes

Lawmakers want to roll back two rules that protect our ocean and port communities from toxic shipping fumes. Step up and demand that Congress says NO to these rollbacks.
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Biodiversity

Seabed Mining Threatens Our Ocean’s Future

A private corporation is one step closer to mining the seabed in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, lying between Hawaii and Mexico. Please take action to defend our ocean fro…

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Biodiversity

A Big Step for Sustainable Fishing

Sustainable fishery management is more important than ever. Take action and call on Congress to prioritize sustainable fisheries.

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Plastics

REDUCE > Waste

Add your name now to call on Congress to pass the REDUCE Act and help stop the deluge of plastic pollution—for our ocean and the future of our planet.

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Climate

Defend Our Air and Ocean from Toxic Fumes

Lawmakers want to roll back two rules that protect our ocean and port communities from toxic shipping fumes. Step up and demand that Congress says NO to these rollbacks.

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Climate

Support Safer, Cleaner Shipping

Add your name now and call for $15 million in funding for the META program as authorized by Congress.

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Plastics

The Label Says Recyclable; the Truth Says Otherwise

Help us address the plastic pollution crisis head-on: Demand Congress pass the Truth in Labeling Act NOW.

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Climate

Pass the Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act

The time is now. Tell Congress to pass the Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act.

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Plastics

A Future Free of Plastic Pollution

Call on your elected leaders to vote NO on the RMAA and PACT acts now.

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Plastics

Tiny Plastics = Big Problem

Call on Congress to support the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act and keep deadly nurdles and other microplastics out of our ocean.

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