It was a symbolic vote.
But the Lewes Town Council approved a resolution opposing seismic testing for offshore exploration.
WBOC reports that it is the first Delaware city to oppose the offshore drilling practice of seismic testing but is one of around 90 towns along the east coast to oppose the plan to open up Atlantic waters for offshore oil drilling.
One council member said that the town had an obligation to make its opinion known to federal officials.
Earlier this year a draft of Continental Shelf Five Year Plan endorsed offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic region as part of the President’s All-of-the-Above strategy.
Opposition to the seismic testing has grown with concerns over the harm it would do to wildlife.
Representative John Carney (D-De) has also come out against offshore drilling.
In Maryland, Ocean City has also voiced its opposition to the exploration.
