Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling
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Drilling for fossil fuels is killing marine life, habitats and our chances of a sustainable future

We are united against this needless death and destruction.

We’re calling for an immediate ban on all new oil and gas developments in UK seas.

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Who We Are

The alliance is made up of hundreds of individuals and organisations who want to end drilling once and for all.

Oceana Patagonia Uplift Greenpeace
Oceanographic Surfrider Foundation Angling Trust Finisterre
Surfers Against Sewage Parents for Future UK Wildlife and Countryside Link Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Cornwall Climate Care Aberdeen University Marine Society Blue Marine Foundation
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News

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OCEAN ALLIES ASSEMBLE!
30.04.24 | News
OCEAN ALLIES ASSEMBLE!

The Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling convened for its first in-person meeting in Cornwall this month, and it was a corker. The alliance, which includes NGOs such as Oceana and Greenpeace, businesses like Finisterre, as well as academics, artists and others, formed in 2023 to raise the alarm around the severe risk that oil and gas developments pose to our ocean, its marine life, and our coastal communities.

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Suspected oil spill revealed as MPs debate Offshore Oil Bill
23.01.24 | News
Suspected oil spill revealed as MPs debate Offshore Oil Bill

The first oil spill of 2024 apparently occurred just days after the start of the year and only days before the vote on the government’s Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.

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A TALE OF HEARTBREAK AND LOSS: NEW FILM TELLS THE STORY OF LIVES TORN APART BY BIG OIL
27.11.23 | News
A TALE OF HEARTBREAK AND LOSS: NEW FILM TELLS THE STORY OF LIVES TORN APART BY BIG OIL

There is a tragedy playing out now in UK seas. Drilling for oil and gas is leaving our ocean wildlife deafened, choking and defeated. The ear-splitting seismic blasts come first, in the exploration phase. A noise 100,000 times more intense than a jet engine sends shock waves through the ocean. It’s followed by a toxic cocktail of pollutants, including neurotoxins, microplastics and the deadly oil itself. These blight our internationally important marine wildlife, from whales to whitebait.

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