Protecting Special Places

California & Hawaii Chapter Conference: September 13-14. 2014

Ocean Protection Issues

Marine Protected Areas Offshore Drilling

Ocean Planning Renewable Ocean Energy

Resources on Website

What’s Your Special Place?

How to Protect Special Places

Stewardship Laws & PolicyFight Bad Projectso Cleanupso Restorationo Citizen scienceo Outreacho Partnerships

o Coastal projectso Seawallso Energy projectso Access threats

o MPAso Land Use Planningo Acquisitionso Shoreline policies

Hawaii Case Study: Kawela Bay

Offshore Drilling

Environmental Impacts• Oil exploration:

seismic surveys• Drilling and processing • Oil spills!!• Onshore impacts• More carbon!

“Surfrider Foundation is opposed to offshore oil drilling in new areas. Our nation’s oceans, waves and beaches are vital recreational, economic and ecological treasures that will be polluted by an increase in offshore oil drilling.”

Offshore Drilling: Recent History

Bush & Congress let Moratorium Expire: 2008Bush & Congress let Moratorium Expire: 2008

Deepwater Horizon Blowout: 2010Deepwater Horizon Blowout: 2010

White House: Developing 2017 – 2022 OCS PlanWhite House: Developing 2017 – 2022 OCS Plan

Congress: Proposals to expand offshore drillingCongress: Proposals to expand offshore drilling

Congress: - No action on regulatory oversightCongress: - No action on regulatory oversight

Surfrider Position Statement

Focus Areas• Congress: Opposing bad bills to expand drilling• Administration: 5 Year Offshore Drilling Plan• Fracking in California waters• Hermosa Beach Vote

Surfrider Position Statement

Campaign Goal: Stop the expansion of offshore drilling into new areasTargets: Dept. of Interior, Congress, State LegislatureStrategies: • Grassroots advocacy• Media & communications• Local gov’t resolutions• Hands Across the Sand• National Marine Sanctuaries

National Marine Sanctuaries• 6 Total in California & Hawaii• Expansion in Northern California

• Victory for the coast!• Management plan development

• New Sanctuary proposals• San Luis Obispo/ Chumash

http://chumashsanctuary.com• Other sites?

Fracking Near MPAs

Breakout GroupsPete - Offshore drilling/ national marine

sanctuaries/ renewable energyStefanie - Offshore fracking/ MPAs/ state

legislature