Virtual educational forum on the issue of proposed offshore oil drilling and actions that can be taken to oppose it. Speakers include:
● Pete Stauffer from Surfrider National
● Assemblymember Dawn Addis
● Greg Haas, Congressman Salud Carbajal’s Senior District Representative.
The Proposed Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Plan released by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) threatens California’s coastal communities, economies, beaches, surf breaks, fishing industry, and marine ecosystems.

Oil spills have the potential to damage entire ecosystems and economies. Since 1969, there have been at least 44 large oil spills (over 10,000 barrels of oil each) in our nation’s marine waterways. Offshore oil drilling in California would be preceded by seismic airgun blasting, a way of mapping where oil deposits are located. The noise from this activity can injure or kill fish eggs, larvae, and marine life, and impair the hearing of marine mammals such as whales and dolphins. In addition, seismic blasting has been implicated in whale beaching and stranding incidents.