July 19, 2012
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York
Imagine if your state legislature passed a law, called the “Academic Performance Improvement Act,” that exempted students from having to meet reading standards because they had… Continue reading
May 10, 2012
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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) rescinded vital protections today for two severely depleted deepwater fish species in the South Atlantic, speckled hind and… Continue reading
May 7, 2012
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Whole Foods recently became the first major North American retailer to stop selling unsustainable, or red-listed, seafood. The red listing, as determined by the Monterey Bay Aquarium… Continue reading
March 21, 2012
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For the first time in a generation, fish populations are getting healthier – science-based management and rebuilding requirements have led to the recovery of 23 fish species since 20… Continue reading
January 13, 2012
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The ocean waters under America’s jurisdiction are larger than any other nation. From the Coast of Maine to the Mariana Islands in the Pacific, U.S. marine waters are 23 percent great… Continue reading
December 15, 2011
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There’s good news to report: a recent scientific assessment has confirmed that summer flounder, or fluke as it’s more commonly known, has been restored to a healthy population… Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 11, 2011
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Coral reefs are likely to become the first ecosystem completely destroyed by humans, predicts Dr. Peter Sale, a leading United Nations ecologist. His new book, Our Dying Planet, exp… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 17, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York Last week, I received a comment on a recent blog accusing me of posting a “factually flawed” and “extremely misleading” report of a new study by the International Union for the Con… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 11, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York Welcome to the first “News from the Deep,” brought to you by NRDC’s Oceans Team.
It’s telling of humanity’s insatiable appetite that, even in the Galapagos Islands &nd… Continue reading
August 3, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York What if, after a string of overloaded passenger elevator failures, a new law was passed requiring stricter weight limits and regulators responded by exempting elevators from all safety requirements, inclu… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJuly 6, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York When it comes to the ocean’s biggest animals, you probably think of whales, or perhaps fast and flashy fish like blue marlin. Well, let me introduce you to the giant groupers. These are … Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 28, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York In 2006, after years of chronic overfishing (see my recent blog on the history of overfishing in the South Atlantic), Congress amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 28, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York In 2006, after years of chronic overfishing (see my recent blog on the history of overfishing in the South Atlantic), Congress amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 13, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York Here’s something you don’t hear about every day: a fish that catches itself. Well, sort of. The black sea bass lives in reefs, wrecks, and hard-bottom habitats of the Atlantic, whe… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 7, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York DNA testing recently revealed that fish like tilapia are purposefully mislabeled and sold in grocery markets as pricier options like red snapper – as much as 77 to 90 percent of the time, accor… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 21, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York Last week, a noted fisheries scientist, Ray Hilborn, wrote an Op-Ed in the NY Times calling for the weakening of the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Act’s requirement to rebuild overfished species as quic… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 18, 2011
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York Dr. Ray Hilborn, a veteran stock assessment scientist, published an Op-Ed in last week’s NY Times entitled “Let Us Eat Fish.” The piece contains some misleading assertions and conc… Continue reading
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