Sea Save mounted a response to Secretary Zinke of The United States Department of the Interior. He released a proposed plan to open US waters to new offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling. Starting in 2019, 47 leases would be offered to global energy companies to explore and drill in US coastal waters in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans. Sea Save Foundation raised awareness about this and more than 2,000 emails were sent to Zinke through our online tool.