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June 10, 2015

Over 35,000 Square Miles of Deep-Sea Corals Protected from Destructive Fishing in Mid-Atlantic

Today, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved a proposal to protect over 35,000 square miles of ocean habitat, an area... Read More

June 9, 2015

Louisiana Legislature Passes Bill To Save Thousands of Sea Turtles

Baton Rouge, La- Today, the Louisiana Legislature passed bill HB 668, which would reverse a 1987 state law contributing to... Read More

June 8, 2015

A Small Concession for Halibut in the Bering Sea

Sitka, AK – Yesterday, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) voted for a slight reduction to the Pacific halibut... Read More

June 2, 2015

El Niño Triggers Temporary Drift Gillnet Fishery Closure off Southern California

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced it will close southern California ocean waters to drift gillnets in order... Read More

June 1, 2015

House Bill Would Undermine Healthy US Fisheries and Oceans

WASHINGTON--Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is debating a bill to rewrite the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, H.R.... Read More