National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC)
@usoceanprotection.bsky.social
We're a partner-powered coalition of 50+ organizations all working together to create and support marine protected areas across the U.S.
🌊 Marine Protected Areas don’t “close the ocean.” They protect what keeps it working—marine life, healthy fisheries, and the coastal economies that depend on them. When the ocean recovers, communities grow stronger.
🎥 Watch the documentary and sign the petition
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📸: Sachamama
🎥 Watch the documentary and sign the petition
👉 buff.ly/FnkaDzH
📸: Sachamama
February 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🌊 Marine Protected Areas don’t “close the ocean.” They protect what keeps it working—marine life, healthy fisheries, and the coastal economies that depend on them. When the ocean recovers, communities grow stronger.
🎥 Watch the documentary and sign the petition
👉 buff.ly/FnkaDzH
📸: Sachamama
🎥 Watch the documentary and sign the petition
👉 buff.ly/FnkaDzH
📸: Sachamama
🚨BREAKING: The Trump Administration is breaking the law again – this time by attacking the only marine monument on the East Coast, hurting coastal communities, marine life, and the health of our ocean. #SaveTheSeamounts 🌊 🐳🪸
February 7, 2026 at 1:18 AM
🚨BREAKING: The Trump Administration is breaking the law again – this time by attacking the only marine monument on the East Coast, hurting coastal communities, marine life, and the health of our ocean. #SaveTheSeamounts 🌊 🐳🪸
⚠️ ALERT: Deep-sea mining just got a green light to bypass accountability. NOAA's final rule allows companies to lock in commercial mining rights without a separate exploration phase. Scientists warn of irreversible harm to a vital ecosystem. 🌎🚫 Read more:
New U.S. Rule Aims to Speed Up Mining of the Seafloor
The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling the area it hopes to mine.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
⚠️ ALERT: Deep-sea mining just got a green light to bypass accountability. NOAA's final rule allows companies to lock in commercial mining rights without a separate exploration phase. Scientists warn of irreversible harm to a vital ecosystem. 🌎🚫 Read more:
“We have seen how tribal nations are left out of decisions that affect their sacred lands. I don’t want to see Pacific Island communities see the same fate.” Thank you @repyassansari.bsky.social. Congress must say NO to deep sea mining. #DefendTheDeep
January 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM
“We have seen how tribal nations are left out of decisions that affect their sacred lands. I don’t want to see Pacific Island communities see the same fate.” Thank you @repyassansari.bsky.social. Congress must say NO to deep sea mining. #DefendTheDeep
“Deep sea mining is a solution in search of a problem.” Thank you @rephuffman.bsky.social for speaking up for the ocean. Deep sea mining is reckless, unnecessary, and deeply unpopular. Congress must #DefendTheDeep
January 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Deep sea mining is a solution in search of a problem.” Thank you @rephuffman.bsky.social for speaking up for the ocean. Deep sea mining is reckless, unnecessary, and deeply unpopular. Congress must #DefendTheDeep
“Before Congress allows deep sea mining to move forward, we must stop, listen and put real protections in place… and ensure communities are not forced to carry all the risk for someone else.” Thanks, @Rep_Grijalva, for advocating for indigenous sovereignty and sacred ecosystems!
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
“Before Congress allows deep sea mining to move forward, we must stop, listen and put real protections in place… and ensure communities are not forced to carry all the risk for someone else.” Thanks, @Rep_Grijalva, for advocating for indigenous sovereignty and sacred ecosystems!
“The ocean is not something we talk about in theory: it is how we live, it feeds our family, it holds our history and connects our people to generations before us.” Thank you @RepMoylan. Deep sea mining has NO place in Pacific waters. #DefendTheDeep
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“The ocean is not something we talk about in theory: it is how we live, it feeds our family, it holds our history and connects our people to generations before us.” Thank you @RepMoylan. Deep sea mining has NO place in Pacific waters. #DefendTheDeep
Deep sea mining is reckless, untested, and threatens the very fabric of island communities. @RepKimKingHinds has it right: “In places like the Marianas, American Samoa, and Guam, we don’t get the luxury of being wrong… There’s no ‘fix it and move it somewhere else.’”
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Deep sea mining is reckless, untested, and threatens the very fabric of island communities. @RepKimKingHinds has it right: “In places like the Marianas, American Samoa, and Guam, we don’t get the luxury of being wrong… There’s no ‘fix it and move it somewhere else.’”
“We are united here today to protect our homeland.” Thank you @RepAmata, @RepMoylan, and @RepKimKingHinds for your powerful words! Communities across the Pacific are saying “hell nah” to deep sea mining. #DefendTheDeep
January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“We are united here today to protect our homeland.” Thank you @RepAmata, @RepMoylan, and @RepKimKingHinds for your powerful words! Communities across the Pacific are saying “hell nah” to deep sea mining. #DefendTheDeep
Many Pacific cultures "walk backwards into the future," letting ancestors' lessons guide them. Deep-sea mining ignores history, risking irreversible harm to our sacred oceans. 🌊🛶 Read why so many oppose it: tinyurl.com/ybxetrzr
Applying Indigenous Wisdom to Deep-Sea Mining – DC Journal - InsideSources
The Trump administration argues that opening America’s seafloor to deep-sea mining is essential for strengthening our economy and securing our energy
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January 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Many Pacific cultures "walk backwards into the future," letting ancestors' lessons guide them. Deep-sea mining ignores history, risking irreversible harm to our sacred oceans. 🌊🛶 Read why so many oppose it: tinyurl.com/ybxetrzr
📢 Youth leaders ages 13–25 are invited to
@EarthEcho’s 2026 Youth Leadership Summit: Building ResilienSEA, happening January 29-February 1! Connect with peers to explore ocean topics and gain the skills to take meaningful action in your community.
✍️ Register today earthecho.org/youth-summit
@EarthEcho’s 2026 Youth Leadership Summit: Building ResilienSEA, happening January 29-February 1! Connect with peers to explore ocean topics and gain the skills to take meaningful action in your community.
✍️ Register today earthecho.org/youth-summit
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
📢 Youth leaders ages 13–25 are invited to
@EarthEcho’s 2026 Youth Leadership Summit: Building ResilienSEA, happening January 29-February 1! Connect with peers to explore ocean topics and gain the skills to take meaningful action in your community.
✍️ Register today earthecho.org/youth-summit
@EarthEcho’s 2026 Youth Leadership Summit: Building ResilienSEA, happening January 29-February 1! Connect with peers to explore ocean topics and gain the skills to take meaningful action in your community.
✍️ Register today earthecho.org/youth-summit
🚨New report 🚨Deep-sea mining in American Samoa is NOT economically viable. Flawed models, underestimated costs, and immature tech plague proponents. 📉 Register for the webinar to get the facts!
November 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🚨New report 🚨Deep-sea mining in American Samoa is NOT economically viable. Flawed models, underestimated costs, and immature tech plague proponents. 📉 Register for the webinar to get the facts!
Our marine national monuments are havens for everything living within them, from tiny plankton to giant whales. But now, the Trump administration wants to industrialize these national treasures. Read why this former @NOAA director says enough is enough:
Protect marine national monuments from destruction | GUEST COMMENTARY
The Trump administration is working to open some of America’s protected natural treasures to industrial fishing and oil drilling, writes Lauren Wenzel.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Our marine national monuments are havens for everything living within them, from tiny plankton to giant whales. But now, the Trump administration wants to industrialize these national treasures. Read why this former @NOAA director says enough is enough:
Tomorrow is #NationalMarineSanctuaryDay, a national day celebrating our connection to America’s public waters in our ocean & Great Lakes! These areas offer opportunities to explore both on the water and from the shore. Join and learn more about the celebration at NationalMarineSanctuaryDay.org!
National Marine Sanctuary Day - October 23, 2025
Celebrate National Marine Sanctuary Day by supporting our sanctuaries.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tomorrow is #NationalMarineSanctuaryDay, a national day celebrating our connection to America’s public waters in our ocean & Great Lakes! These areas offer opportunities to explore both on the water and from the shore. Join and learn more about the celebration at NationalMarineSanctuaryDay.org!
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President and CEO of Minorities in Shark Sciences, Jasmin Graham, shares how she's defying stereotypes and telling her own story. 🦈
Watch more from the 2025 Ocean Progress Symposium: https://www.americanprogress.org/events/ocean-progress-symposium-2025-advancing-conservation-close-to-shore/
Watch more from the 2025 Ocean Progress Symposium: https://www.americanprogress.org/events/ocean-progress-symposium-2025-advancing-conservation-close-to-shore/
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
President and CEO of Minorities in Shark Sciences, Jasmin Graham, shares how she's defying stereotypes and telling her own story. 🦈
Watch more from the 2025 Ocean Progress Symposium: https://www.americanprogress.org/events/ocean-progress-symposium-2025-advancing-conservation-close-to-shore/
Watch more from the 2025 Ocean Progress Symposium: https://www.americanprogress.org/events/ocean-progress-symposium-2025-advancing-conservation-close-to-shore/
“Papahānaumokuākea is ecologically unmatched and spiritually inseparable from Hawaiian identity.” -Kanoeʻulalani Morishige, @CivilBeat. This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, take action to safeguard sacred ocean places. Sign the petition in article: tinyurl.com/3jd4tt7m
Safeguard Papahānaumokuākea: The Future Of Our Oceans Depends On It
It’s a sanctuary and a global model of ocean protection grounded in Native Hawaiian leadership.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Papahānaumokuākea is ecologically unmatched and spiritually inseparable from Hawaiian identity.” -Kanoeʻulalani Morishige, @CivilBeat. This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, take action to safeguard sacred ocean places. Sign the petition in article: tinyurl.com/3jd4tt7m
Industrial fishing harms vulnerable marine ecosystems. In 2015 alone, nearly 6,600 sharks were caught in the area now protected by Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. POTUS wants to roll back these protections. Tell @NOAA you support our marine monuments! 🪸🐋 https://linkly.link/2F3tY
Protect Our Marine Monuments | Notion
🐟 Action #1: Sign the national petition to protect our marine monuments from industrial fishing!
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October 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Industrial fishing harms vulnerable marine ecosystems. In 2015 alone, nearly 6,600 sharks were caught in the area now protected by Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. POTUS wants to roll back these protections. Tell @NOAA you support our marine monuments! 🪸🐋 https://linkly.link/2F3tY
Marine monuments protect ocean wildlife and areas connected to cultural and historic traditions.
POTUS is undermining these special places and laying the groundwork to destroy protected areas. Support marine monuments and tell @NOAA to #ProtectOurOcean! https://linkly.link/2F3tY
POTUS is undermining these special places and laying the groundwork to destroy protected areas. Support marine monuments and tell @NOAA to #ProtectOurOcean! https://linkly.link/2F3tY
Protect Our Marine Monuments | Notion
🐟 Action #1: Sign the national petition to protect our marine monuments from industrial fishing!
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September 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Marine monuments protect ocean wildlife and areas connected to cultural and historic traditions.
POTUS is undermining these special places and laying the groundwork to destroy protected areas. Support marine monuments and tell @NOAA to #ProtectOurOcean! https://linkly.link/2F3tY
POTUS is undermining these special places and laying the groundwork to destroy protected areas. Support marine monuments and tell @NOAA to #ProtectOurOcean! https://linkly.link/2F3tY
🚨NEW TOOL🚨 @envdefensefund.bsky.social just launched an interactive map showing NOAA’s 735 sites in communities across the U.S.. NOAA makes life-saving weather alerts as well as sustainable seafood and jobs available, and it can help identify the impacts. tinyurl.com/2hhnwwbs
NOAA and you: How the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration works for your community
This map highlights the geographic reach of NOAA’s facilities, programs, and partnerships across the United States as of January 2025.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
🚨NEW TOOL🚨 @envdefensefund.bsky.social just launched an interactive map showing NOAA’s 735 sites in communities across the U.S.. NOAA makes life-saving weather alerts as well as sustainable seafood and jobs available, and it can help identify the impacts. tinyurl.com/2hhnwwbs
Happy 9th designation anniversary for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument! 🌊🎉🐋
Check out the New England Aquarium's blog on their recent aerial survey of the Monument that identified over 500 animals! #marinemonument bit.ly/3VNHTzy
Check out the New England Aquarium's blog on their recent aerial survey of the Monument that identified over 500 animals! #marinemonument bit.ly/3VNHTzy
Aerial Survey Sights Over the Monument Highlight Important Protected Habitat - New England Aquarium
Two summertime surveys spotlight the dynamic marine environment of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Happy 9th designation anniversary for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument! 🌊🎉🐋
Check out the New England Aquarium's blog on their recent aerial survey of the Monument that identified over 500 animals! #marinemonument bit.ly/3VNHTzy
Check out the New England Aquarium's blog on their recent aerial survey of the Monument that identified over 500 animals! #marinemonument bit.ly/3VNHTzy
🚨 1 WEEK LEFT TO APPLY🚨
Join the U.S. cohort of @EarthEcho’s Ocean Protection Ambassador Program and lead campaigns to advance and defend ocean protections in the United States.
Youth ages 17-22, learn more and apply by September 17, 2025 for this PAID opportunity at: bit.ly/OPA-apply! #GenSea
Join the U.S. cohort of @EarthEcho’s Ocean Protection Ambassador Program and lead campaigns to advance and defend ocean protections in the United States.
Youth ages 17-22, learn more and apply by September 17, 2025 for this PAID opportunity at: bit.ly/OPA-apply! #GenSea
September 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🚨 1 WEEK LEFT TO APPLY🚨
Join the U.S. cohort of @EarthEcho’s Ocean Protection Ambassador Program and lead campaigns to advance and defend ocean protections in the United States.
Youth ages 17-22, learn more and apply by September 17, 2025 for this PAID opportunity at: bit.ly/OPA-apply! #GenSea
Join the U.S. cohort of @EarthEcho’s Ocean Protection Ambassador Program and lead campaigns to advance and defend ocean protections in the United States.
Youth ages 17-22, learn more and apply by September 17, 2025 for this PAID opportunity at: bit.ly/OPA-apply! #GenSea
Cool science alert! Follow along with @delmns.bsky.social as researchers look for seabirds, sample water for eDNA, & explore deep sea corals of the Northeast Canyons & Seamounts Marine National Monument 🪸🌊
September 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Cool science alert! Follow along with @delmns.bsky.social as researchers look for seabirds, sample water for eDNA, & explore deep sea corals of the Northeast Canyons & Seamounts Marine National Monument 🪸🌊
“Our waters are not isolated. We live here.” Deep sea mining companies think it’s better to mine the “remote” Pacific seabed than mining on land. But American Samoans say NO to deep-sea mining. Read more from @grist.org : tinyurl.com/4snr2u6t
#DefendTheDeep #ProtectOurOcean
#DefendTheDeep #ProtectOurOcean
American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.
The CEO of a seabed mining startup says the decision about mining leases will be made in Washington, D.C.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“Our waters are not isolated. We live here.” Deep sea mining companies think it’s better to mine the “remote” Pacific seabed than mining on land. But American Samoans say NO to deep-sea mining. Read more from @grist.org : tinyurl.com/4snr2u6t
#DefendTheDeep #ProtectOurOcean
#DefendTheDeep #ProtectOurOcean
🌍 Applications are open for @EarthEcho’s U.S. Ocean Protection Ambassadors! If you’re 17-22 and ready to lead campaigns to defend our oceans this is your moment! Gain funding, training, and mentorship to advance ocean protection in the U.S. Apply by September 17 at: bit.ly/OPA-apply #GenSea
September 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🌍 Applications are open for @EarthEcho’s U.S. Ocean Protection Ambassadors! If you’re 17-22 and ready to lead campaigns to defend our oceans this is your moment! Gain funding, training, and mentorship to advance ocean protection in the U.S. Apply by September 17 at: bit.ly/OPA-apply #GenSea
After a decade of protection, the Pacific Islands Heritage marine monument was opened to industrial fishing & closed again. New in @nature.com, scientists call for better understanding the impacts of these back-and-forth policies on marine life & communities: tinyurl.com/yc8n4mv6
Study protected waters newly opened up to fishing | Nature
Letter to the Editor
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August 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
After a decade of protection, the Pacific Islands Heritage marine monument was opened to industrial fishing & closed again. New in @nature.com, scientists call for better understanding the impacts of these back-and-forth policies on marine life & communities: tinyurl.com/yc8n4mv6