Oceana in Virginia

12/28/2023

06/08/2023

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Today’s the perfect day for us all to come together to protect and restore our precious oceans, for generations to come. Our oceans are vital for life on Earth, and it’s up to us to protect them! Check out what you can do to make a difference with our friends at Oceana — the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation — at OCEANA.ORG/WORLDOCEANSDAY

04/20/2023

CALL FOR CHANGE: 13 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, dirty & dangerous offshore drilling is still threatening the United States’ coastal economies, climate, marine life, and our oceans. Share this post to tell President Joe Biden that he must lead on climate change & honor his campaign promise to prevent new offshore drilling leases!

03/23/2023

Grab a cup! Join us TOMORROW - Friday, March 24 at 10AM (EST) for our first Coffee Chat - "Why Single-Use Plastics Are Bad for Business" hosted by the Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic and special guest speakers Marilyn Hemingway from the Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce and Kelly Thorvalson from the South Carolina Aquarium.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2200699426795049

03/15/2023

IMPORTANT UPDATE: To continue following Oceana's work in Virginia and other Mid-Atlantic states, please follow us at our updated account: Oceana in the Mid-Atlantic. We'll be posting all Virginia updates from there starting April 1!

03/13/2023

used its ship speed watch tool, which monitors ship speeds in slow zones, to track boat speeds between February 1-11. They say they were able to find more than 200 boats larger than 65 feet long that traveled through slow zones, and nearly seven out of the ten boats traveled above the speed limit of 11.5 miles per hour.



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Hundreds of boats were speeding in mandatory and voluntary slow zones off Virginia Beach prior to the discovery of a whale struck and killed by a passing vessel last month, according to a report.