Posted |  June 2020

Council Should Request Emergency Action for Cod

• Posted on June 22, 2020 by Allison Lorenc (CLF)
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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 »

• Posted in: New England Fisheries
• Tagged: Atlantic cod, emergency action, new england fishery management council, spawning

Trump Guts Protections for Atlantic Marine Monument – That’s Illegal

• Posted on June 8, 2020 by Talking Fish
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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 »

• Posted in: Protecting Ocean Ecosystems
• Tagged: Antiquities Act, habitat protection, Marine National Monument, Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument