Press Releases
October 20, 2011
Federal Government Designates Critical Habitat for Threatened Pacific Eulachon
“The bycatch of threatened eulachon is a major impact to the species that must be stopped through a combination of time and area closures, hard bycatch caps, and gear modifications,” says Enticknap. “It’s also a major source of data showing the location of eulachon at sea that the agency should have used to designate critical habitat.”
Eulachon have historically had great cultural and economic importance in the Pacific Northwest, Canada and Alaska. As a small forage fish, they are also of great ecological importance, preyed upon by numerous marine mammals, seabirds, and fish species including green sturgeon, halibut, rockfishes and salmon.
“The decline of the Pacific eulachon highlights the need for comprehensive protections for forage species. Forage fish are highly susceptible to climate change and fishery impacts, but without healthy forage populations, salmon, whales, dolphins and many other species will suffer,” says Enticknap.
The health and biodiversity of the California Current ecosystem depends on how we manage the food web. Oceana will now consider how to proceed with the government on the issue of critical habitat designation for eulachon and measures to ensure the recovery of this species, in addition to working to improve management for all West Coast forage species.
[1]http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/fram/observer/datareport/docs/green_sturgeon_eulachon_tm0209rpt_final.pdf
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October 18, 2011
Bipartisan House Bill Seeks to Jump Start U.S. Offshore Wind Development
U.S. House Representatives Pascrell (D-NJ-8) and LoBiondo (R-NJ-2) of New Jersey today proposed an extension of the investment tax... Read More
October 17, 2011
Juneau, AK- Michael LeVine, Oceana’s Pacific Senior Counsel, issued the following statement in response to testifying to defend the National... Read More
October 7, 2011
California Bans the Sale of Shark Fins–Completes West Coast Sweep of Shark Conservation
Today Governor Brown signed AB 376 into law, which makes it illegal to sell, trade, possess, or distribute shark fins... Read More
October 3, 2011
Oceana’s 2011 SeaChange Summer Party Welcomed Special Guests Diane Lane and Josh Brolin
Laguna Beach, CA: This weekend, the largest international ocean conservation group Oceana welcomed special guests Diane Lane and Josh Brolin... Read More
September 27, 2011
Oceana Commends Decision to Require Turtle Deflector Dredges in Atlantic Scallop Fishery
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, commends the New England Fishery Management Council... Read More
September 22, 2011
Oceana Welcomes Long Overdue U.S. National Bycatch Report
Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, welcomes today’s release of the National Marine... Read More
