Re: the world's most critically endangered whale (please read)

[ADD YOUR NAME to Oceana's petition and tell the NOAA to protect North Atlantic Right Whales from dangerous seismic airgun blasting! >>]( [SIGN RIGHT NOW]( Friend, President Trump stands poised to green-light new seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean — and the fate of one of the world’s most critically endangered whales hangs in the balance. The dynamite-like blasts of seismic airguns — used to search for oil and gas deposits beneath the seafloor — hinder North Atlantic right whales’ ability to find food, ward off sickness and keep track of their babies. Their existence is already hanging by a thread. No calves are known to have been born during this year’s calving season, and in the past year, at least 17 whales have been found dead — the most since scientists started reporting on mortality rates. Only about 100 breeding females remain alive. With as few as 400 North Atlantic right whales remaining, the threat of seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling could tip the population toward extinction. We won’t stand by and let the Trump administration rubber stamp dangerous seismic airgun blasting — but we need you with us to win this fight. [Add your name now: with a quick signature, you can help protect North Atlantic right whales facing extinction from dangerous seismic airgun blasting >>]( [ADD YOUR NAME]( During a seismic survey, ships may tow dozens of seismic airguns behind them, firing intense blasts of air every 10 to 12 seconds, up to 24 hours a day, for weeks to months at-a-time. The noise can travel thousands of miles underwater, indiscriminately impacting ocean animals in its path. Oceana’s grassroots campaigners have already helped mobilize over 42,000 businesses and 500,000 fishing families from Florida to Maine in strong opposition of seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling off the U.S. East Coast. We’ve successfully kept seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling out of Atlantic waters for years, and need your help now to do it again. The Trump administration doesn’t back down easily. It’s going to take tireless efforts from Oceana organizers, campaigners and scientists from across the country to protect whales, dolphins and other marine life from seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling. Our fight is far from over, and we need support from ocean advocates like you. Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are already on the razor’s edge of extinction. The last thing these whales need is dangerous seismic airgun blasting where they give birth and nurse their young. [Sign now: Stand up to tell President Trump and NOAA NO seismic airgun blasting and new offshore oil drilling in U.S. waters >>]( [SIGN NOW]( Their future is on us, Friend — they desperately need your help today. For the oceans, Diane Hoskins Campaign Director, Climate and Energy Oceana Paid for by Oceana. Does not equal endorsement. Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.