May 4, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Researchers are using satellites, acoustic transmitters, an underwater robot and historical records to pinpoint the ocean conditions that the fish prefer during migrations — and potentially help fishermen avoid spots where they might unintentionally catch this endangered species. Continue reading
April 10, 2013
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New scientific understanding of toxic algal blooms on Georges Bank, along with an at-sea and dockside testing protocol, has allowed fishermen to harvest ocean quahogs and surf clams in these offshore waters for the first time in more than two decades. … Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 31, 2012
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Blooms, or proliferations, of jellyfish can show a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations — clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked cooling intake pipes for power plants — and recent media reports have create… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 21, 2012
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York
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
December 7, 2011
by Seth Atkinson
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Seth Atkinson, Staff Attorney, San Francisco
Last week, the New York Times published an article profiling a successful partnership between fishermen and The Nature Conservancy in Morro Bay, California. In this partnership, The Nat… Continue reading
July 18, 2011
by Seth Atkinson
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Seth Atkinson, Staff Attorney, San Francisco Last week the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released its annual “Status of Stocks” report to Congress, summarizing the health of our nation’s marine fisheries in 2010. This… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 28, 2011
by David Newman
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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
by David Newman
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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
by David Newman
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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 FacebookMarch 2, 2011
by Peter Lehner
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In 50 days, America will mark the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout that unleashed the largest peacetime oil spill in history. BP will likely tell us that everything is fine now; they’ve clean everything up. But resident… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 9, 2010
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Photo by syntheticaperture Green turtles have been battling habitat loss, the dangers of fishermen, and pollution in a loosing battle for decades, and in Malaysia they’ve faced a take-over of their beaches by tourists and egg-plunderers. Still, there’… Continue reading
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