New England Fisheries
Healthier, Climate-Ready Fisheries on the Menu for Congress
The Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), our federal fisheries law, has not been reauthorized since 2006. And with a robust new draft bill to amend it, House lawmakers are breathing new life into the conversation about managing our nation’s fisheries. … More Info
Protecting Ocean Ecosystems
More Food on the Table for New England’s Puffins and Terns
Federal fishery managers took decisive action to protect Atlantic herring, a fish many seabirds eat. … More Info
Protecting Ocean Ecosystems
Dear Mr. President
As we ponder last week’s tragic news about the declining status of North Atlantic right whales, we are heartened by this letter written by Regina Asmutis-Silvia, the Executive Director of Whale and Dolphin Conservation, to the next President of the United States. Her positive messaging describes the many ways that the President can protect marine mammals for their own benefit, for the ecosystem benefits they provide to us all, and for the fishermen and women whose livelihoods depend upon a healthy marine environment. … More Info
New England Fisheries
Council Should Request Emergency Action for Cod
Atlantic cod has been managed in New England waters as two stocks—Gulf of Maine cod and Georges Bank cod—since the early 1970s. On Thursday, the New England Fishery Management Council will receive a presentation on a report that shows this approach does not reflect the true stock structure of Atlantic cod. Conservation Law Foundation has asked the Council to take immediate action in response. … More Info
Protecting Ocean Ecosystems
Trump Guts Protections for Atlantic Marine Monument – That’s Illegal
On this World Oceans Day, we share with you a blog from Conservation Law Foundation denouncing the Trump Administration’s decision to reopen the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing. The following is authored by Priscilla Brooks, CLF’s Vice President and Director of Ocean Conservation. … More Info
