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Responsible Fishing

Responsible Fishing

Oceana runs campaigns to win policy change proven to increase abundance and biodiversity with a three-part strategy that includes: stopping overfishing through the establishment of science-based catch limits, reducing bycatch, or the incidental catch of non-targeted animals, and protecting important marine habitat.

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Campaign Highlight: Turtle Excluder Devices for all Shrimp Trawls

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MSA 101: Nation's Fisheries Law Under Threat

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Report: Economic Impact of Shark Diving

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Pacific Sardine Collapse

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Solutions to Better Manage Forage Fisheries

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Ecosystem-based Herring Fishery in California

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fishing gear

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special protections for sea turtles

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pacific hotspots: videos

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aleutian islands species at risk

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essential fish habitat: what are sponges?

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essential fish habitat: bottom trawling

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essential fish habitat: the oceana approach

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essential fish habitat: what are corals?

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sea floor habitat types

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Oceana campaigns to stop plastic pollution at the source — by working to pass local, state, and national policies that reduce the production and use of unnecessary single-use plastic and move toward refill and reuse systems.

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Stop Illegal Fishing

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