Essential Coral Gardens: North Pacific council rejects plan to protect coral and sponge, though it meant little reduction in commercial fishing Every year, from Baja California to the Bering Sea, 1 million pounds of coral are scraped up in the pursuit of the groundfish that populate the cold, deep waters of the Continental Shelf. Commercial …
Fixing our failed fisheries Naked self-interest, ignoring warning signs of declining species, knowingly permitting overfishing, and looking the other way when accidental catches – or bycatch – severely deplete vulnerable species such as sea turtles: these are just a few of the features of the failing management system that governs the precious resources of the …
POACHERS R US: Overfishing of lobster pushes Hawaiian monk seals toward extinction. Who’s accountable Just a few years ago, the seal likely would have been feasting on lobsters once abundant around the reefs. Not a single lobster can be seen in the video, although a seal is shown checking an abandoned lobster trap. Evidence shows …
The ROCKFISH Files: Documents show the Pacific Fishery Management Council ignored scientific advice as it let the bottom dwellers crash In 2000, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce declared a disaster in the groundfish fisheries off the West Coast. For many communities, the collapse of those fish stocks was a tragedy, but documents show that it …
The CATS who run the fishhouse by Paul Koberstein Imagine the CEO of Weyerhaeuser appointed to run the national forests. As part of the deal, he gets to keep his old job. Federal law wouldn’t allow it, of course. It’s a simple conflict of interest. But when it comes to the folks who regulate ocean …
Western Pacific Fishery Council Tries to Quash Coral Reserve “I am writing to ask for your help in reversing an 11th-hour decision’ by former President Clinton that will have a devastating economic impact on the fishing industry of Hawaii,” Linda Lingle, then a Republican candidate for governor of Hawaii, wrote in a letter two years …
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