fisheries management

Our Chance at ICCAT

Posted by emily | Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 7:02pm
bluefin tuna

This week (Nov 17 - 24) the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meets in Marrakesh, Morocco to discuss the state of Atlantic tuna. Along with Greenpeace and the Blue Ocean Institute, Oceana has called on the United States to push for a complete moratorium on the catch of bluefin tuna throughout the Atlantic basin.

Categories: Marine Life, Overfishing | Keywords: atlantic tuna, bluefin tuna, fisheries management, ICCAT, marrakesh morocco, marviva med, mediterranean, moratorium, observers, sharks, sushi, toro

At Risk: Your Voice in Fisheries Management

Posted by emily | Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 3:48pm

In 1970 - the same year that saw the birth of Earth Day - a simple but comprehensive Act was signed into law that would forever alter the federal regulatory process. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) established a national policy to protect the environment, calling for government agencies to consider environmental impacts in all decisions that it made.

Categories: Overfishing | Keywords: earth day, fisheries management, magnuson-stevens, NEPA, NMFS, public comment, wavemakers
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