Posted |  January 2021

Monitoring Whales from Space: Canada’s Mission to Save North Atlantic Right Whales

• Posted on January 28, 2021 by Kristyn Ostanek
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Less than 400 North Atlantic right whales remain in the world. While the U.S. and Canada have taken certain steps to protect this critically endangered species, Canada is the first to fund an innovative solution that monitors right whales in a way that can provide more tailored protections on the water. … More Info »

• Posted in: Solutions and Innovations
• Tagged: Canada, right whales

Healthier, Climate-Ready Fisheries on the Menu for Congress

• Posted on January 27, 2021 by Talking Fish
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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 »

• Posted in: New England Fisheries
• Tagged: climate change, Magnuson-Stevens Act, MSA Reauthorization, overfishing, rebuildilng fish stocks

More Food on the Table for New England’s Puffins and Terns

• Posted on January 19, 2021 by Talking Fish
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Federal fishery managers took decisive action to protect Atlantic herring, a fish many seabirds eat. … More Info »

• Posted in: Protecting Ocean Ecosystems
• Tagged: Amendment 8, Atlantic herring, Atlantic puffins, forage fish