Deep-Sea Corals Protected from Destructive Fishing in the Mid-Atlantic - Oceana USA

Victory | June 10, 2015

Deep-Sea Corals Protected from Destructive Fishing in the Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved a proposal to protect over 35,000 square miles of ocean habitat, an area roughly equivalent to the size of Kentucky, from trawl and dredge fishing where deep sea corals live. This strategy is part of a coral conservation plan to protect known coral areas from current fishing efforts. Oceana has been working for more than a decade to identify and protect deep-sea corals from harmful fishing gears in United States waters and around the world.