Ben’s advocacy actions
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Advocacy actions Ben has taken

Urge France to Effectively Protect its Maritime Spaces
Protect Antarctica to Secure the Largest Act of Ocean Protection in History
Protect the Ocean by Supporting the High Seas Treaty
Say No to Deep-Sea Mining
Help Stop the Shark Fin Trade in Europe
Stop the Cruel Dolphin and Whale Hunts in the Faroe Islands
Tell World Leaders to Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030
Demand President Biden Declare an Emergency in East Palestine, Ohio
Hold Shell Accountable in Pennsylvania
Call for International Research Stations in Antarctica
Permanently ban hydrocarbon extraction in Antarctica now
Urge the U.S. Government to Protect the Pacific Remote Islands
Help Advance an Indigenous-Led Marine Sanctuary in California
Urge the Army Corps of Engineers to Block the Toxic Greenfield Terminal
Pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Act in New York
Demand a Strong Global Plastics Treaty
Stop the Deadly Buildout of DG Fuels and Air Products in Louisiana
Tell World Leaders to Support the Loss and Damage Fund
Tell the US Environmental Protection Agency: Protect Communities from Petrochemical Pollution
Call on Ireland’s Government to Protect its Seas
Tell U.S. Leaders to Support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act
Urge Governor Jim Justice to stand up for a healthier West Virginia
Demand that the state government stop toxic polluters from targeting Ohio
Urge the EU Commission to Ban Destructive Fishing in Protected Waters
Stop five toxic facilities from targeting Pennsylvania
Save African Penguins from Extinction
Urge New Zealand to Reverse the Decision to Allow Harmful Fishing in Hauraki Gulf Protected Waters
Bottom Trawling

Bottom trawling is an extremely destructive fishing method in which large, weighted nets — some as big as football fields — are forcefully dragged along the ocean floor, decimating everything in their path.