Marine Mammal Protection Act

EnerGeo Alliance Testified on the Solutions to Secure America’s Offshore Energy Future

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Jeudi, avril 18, 2024
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Washington D.C., U.S., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Nikki Martin testified on behalf of EnerGeo Alliance before the U.S. House of Representatives, highlighting the critical role that energy geoscience plays in both securing America’s offshore energy and in the energy evolution.

Key Points: 
  • Washington D.C., U.S., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Nikki Martin testified on behalf of EnerGeo Alliance before the U.S. House of Representatives, highlighting the critical role that energy geoscience plays in both securing America’s offshore energy and in the energy evolution.
  • Attracting investment in new data and products, which in turn enhances the government’s resource evaluation, also requires regular and robust lease rounds."
  • In the past decade, these problems have manifested in routinely delayed permitting processes, inconsistent and misguided analyses of potential impacts, and opportunistic advocacy litigation intended to block or impede offshore development”.
  • These are necessary steps to ensure the continued development of U.S. energy resources and low-carbon solutions for future generations,” Martin concluded.

SeaWorld Conservation Fund Makes Million Dollar Cornerstone Investments for Greater Impact on at Risk Species: Manatees and Guadalupe Fur Seals

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Lundi, novembre 13, 2023
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ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The SeaWorld Conservation Fund today announced cornerstone investments in the preservation of manatees and Guadalupe fur seals, committing up to $1.075 million over up to four years. The initial investments encompass three organizations and will help support vital census work and tagging for imperiled Gudalupe fur seals, along with habitat restoration, rescue, rehabilitation, release, monitoring and education for manatees globally. It will also help make possible the building of the first African manatee rehabilitation center in Cameroon. The investments are part of a new investment strategy to drive greater impact among species of concern. Over the next several years, the Fund will work closely with these organizations as they make a positive impact on our planet's endangered species. In addition to support through the Fund, SeaWorld parks help manatee and Guadalupe Fur Seal conservation with rescue, rehabilitation, and return.

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  • In addition to support through the Fund, SeaWorld parks help manatee and Guadalupe Fur Seal conservation with rescue, rehabilitation, and return.
  • SeaWorld San Diego is one of only two facilities in the United States authorized to rehabilitate Guadalupe fur seals.
  • For rescued and rehabilitated animals that wildlife authorities determine cannot survive on their own, including manatees and Guadalupe fur seals, SeaWorld provides long term care.
  • SeaWorld San Diego is one of only a few places where the public can see Guadalupe fur seals in a zoological setting.

Troutman Pepper Expands Environmental & Natural Resources Practice with New Partner in San Francisco

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Jeudi, juin 22, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shawn Zovod, an attorney with significant experience advising clients on complex environmental issues and regulations, has joined Troutman Pepper's Environmental + Natural Resources (ENR) practice as a partner in San Francisco. She joins the firm from Lubin Olson & Niewiadomski LLP.

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  • Shawn Zovod, renowned for broad client representation in complex environmental transactions, joins the firm's nationally recognized team
    SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shawn Zovod , an attorney with significant experience advising clients on complex environmental issues and regulations, has joined Troutman Pepper's Environmental + Natural Resources (ENR) practice as a partner in San Francisco.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Shawn to Troutman Pepper, further strengthening our exceptional team," said Andrea Wortzel, Environmental and Natural Resources practice group leader.
  • "Her robust experience and professional connections complement and strengthen our comprehensive services in the environmental and natural resources sectors."
  • Troutman Pepper's nationally recognized Environmental + Natural Resources Practice Group helps clients navigate critical environmental issues in the context of complex litigation, compliance, enforcement, and transactional matters.

EnerGeo Alliance Encourages Factual Discourse in Letter to New Jersey in Advance of Assembly Marine Mammal Strandings Hearing

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Mercredi, mai 17, 2023
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The letter was sent in advance of the Assembly’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s hearing on marine mammal deaths scheduled for Thursday May 18, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The letter was sent in advance of the Assembly’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s hearing on marine mammal deaths scheduled for Thursday May 18, 2023.
  • The following statements are excerpts from the letter written by EnerGeo Alliance President Nikki Martin.
  • “The marine mammal deaths in New Jersey are a tragedy, but we will have failed ourselves and the Atlantic’s marine mammals if we do not study what has happened thoroughly and impartially.
  • “Further, significant funding has gone into research regarding marine mammal interaction with sound, including that from seismic surveys.

EnerGeo Alliance Calls for Transparency from National Marine Fisheries Service for Gulf of Mexico Incidental Take Regulations After It Botched the First Version

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Mardi, février 7, 2023
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It does not seem reasonable that the agency would take a chance on making similar mistakes in this version.

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  • It does not seem reasonable that the agency would take a chance on making similar mistakes in this version.
  • “We urge NMFS to be more transparent and publish its modeling inputs and outputs used for estimations so that a thorough analysis can be conducted.
  • Similar serious problems have occurred in the federal government’s regulation of incidental take in other areas, such as the Arctic and the Atlantic.
  • These problems are clear evidence that the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) is woefully flawed, outdated, and in need of modernization.

Looking out for Canadian biodiversity

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Mercredi, décembre 7, 2022
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However, threats from development and introduced plants have reduced the Canadian population to fewer than 50 individuals.

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  • However, threats from development and introduced plants have reduced the Canadian population to fewer than 50 individuals.
  • This way of looking at the plant world makes us pause and reminds us of our collective responsibility."
  • As the world considers global biodiversity issues at the COP15 meeting, Canada faces its own decisions to save species here at home.
  • "More and more people are getting involved in looking for, and looking out for, species at risk," concluded David Lee, Chair of COSEWIC, "That's encouraging."

CMA CGM Group and WHOI launch acoustic monitoring buoy off the coast of Savannah, Ga., to increase whale monitoring efforts

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Jeudi, août 18, 2022
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SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, in partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution deployed a second acoustic monitoring buoy, aptly named CMA CGM Sea Guardian-Savannah, 39 miles off the coast of Savannah, Ga. The first was launched off the coast of Norfolk, Va., last month. The buoys are designed to increase North Atlantic right whale detection efforts along this heavily trafficked route and will thus help protect the critically endangered species.

Key Points: 
  • Through this new step, the CMA CGM Group strengthens its initiatives to protect the environment and preserve biodiversity in the United States and worldwide.
  • The buoys are designed to increase North Atlantic right whale detection efforts along this heavily trafficked route and will thus help protect the critically endangered species.
  • The installment of the buoys aims to aid in right whale's survival and will fill a critical gap in monitoring along the East Coast.
  • Georgia Ports commends the CMA CGM Group and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for their work to protect critically endangered right whales.

The CMA CGM Group and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announce the deployment of an acoustic monitoring buoy near Norfolk, Va.

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Mercredi, juillet 20, 2022
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NORFOLK, Va., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, along with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), deployed an acoustic monitoring buoy 33 miles off the coast of Norfolk, Va., to help increase right whale detection efforts along this heavily trafficked route. A second buoy is slated for deployment off the coast of Savannah, Ga., in the coming weeks.

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  • The two organizations will also lead the development of an industry consortium focused on reducing risks to right whales.
  • Through this new step, the CMA CGM Group strengthens its initiatives to protect the environment and preserve biodiversity in the United States and worldwide.
  • A second buoy is slated for deployment off the coast of Savannah, Ga., in the coming weeks.
  • The CMA CGM Group, as part of its sustainability commitment, no longer carries plastic waste on board any of its ships, since June 2022.

SeaWorld San Diego Returns Six Rescued and Rehabilitated Seals, Including Five Threatened Guadalupe Fur Seals

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Lundi, juillet 11, 2022
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ORLANDO, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SeaWorld San Diego today announced that it returned six rescued seals after their successful rehabilitation on Thursday, June 30th. The group includes five threatened Guadalupe fur seals and one elephant seal. The seals were rescued in partnership with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC) and received rehabilitative care at SeaWorld San Diego – one of only two facilities in the United States authorized to rehabilitate Guadalupe fur seals. This is largely due to their threatened status under the Endangered Species Act and the expert care required to ensure their health and safety.

Key Points: 
  • The seals were rescued in partnership with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC) and received rehabilitative care at SeaWorld San Diego one of only two facilities in the United States authorized to rehabilitate Guadalupe fur seals.
  • "Rescuing, rehabilitating and returning animals in need is at the forefront of our mission, and Guadalupe Fur Seals are no exception," said Eric Otjen, Vice President of Zoological Operations at SeaWorld San Diego.
  • In the past five years, SeaWorld San Diego has rescued and rehabilitated 36 Guadalupe fur seals.
  • SeaWorld San Diego is proud to work alongside partners like PMMC to rescue Guadalupe fur seals and help ensure the conservation of the species.

WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION COLLABORATES WITH GLOBAL SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS COMPANY CMA CGM TO INCREASE PROTECTIONS FOR MARINE MAMMALS

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Jeudi, mars 10, 2022
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The highly urbanized and relatively shallow waters over the continental shelf of the eastern U.S. create a perilous superhighway for North Atlantic right whales, making them vulnerable to human activities like vessel strikes, entanglement in fishing gear and noise pollution. Every winter, many right whales, including pregnant females, travel more than 1,000 miles along the Atlantic coast to give birth in warmer southern waters, and then back north--a rare few with a calf in tow--to feed in northern waters.

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  • Now, a collaboration between Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, aims to increase whale detection efforts along the U.S East Coast, particularly for North Atlantic right whales, and reduce the potential for ship strikes along critical shipping routes.
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is a private, non-profit organization on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, dedicated to marine research, engineering, and higher education.
  • Led by Rodolphe Saad, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents.
  • In the United States, CMA CGM Group, which is headquartered in Norfolk, Va., employs more than 12,000 people.