Press Releases
June 22, 2015
Texas Becomes 10th State to Ban Trade of Shark Fins
AUSTIN, TX – On Saturday, June 20, Texas became the 10th U.S. state to ban the trade of shark fins,... Read More
June 16, 2015
New England Fisheries Managers Threaten to Suspend Observer Coverage and Gut Habitat Protections
NEWPORT, RI – This week, the New England Fishery Management Council is meeting to take final action on its decade-long... Read More
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
