Book Launch: Dan Haifley's 40 Years of Saving Our Shores

"Save Our Shores hired Dan Haifley as their first paid staff member and he travelled from San Diego to Crescent City, speaking with anyone who would listen about Measure A and local control of the marine commons."

"Over the subsequent 40 years, Save Our Shores helped pass laws in 26 communities to block or require voter approval for onshore facilities for offshore oil, and worked to expand the size of the then-proposed Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary..."

“We were burning the midnight oil a lot, but it was gratifying and quite a bit of fun,” says Haifley, now the executive director for the O’Neill Sea Odyssey. “There were moments that were difficult, like when an ad opposing the sanctuary was posted in the New York Times, but overall it was a great way to spend seven years.”