Tag: fisheries
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New restoration and monitoring plan will help imperiled fish in Klamath Basin
Over 140 projects identified to revitalize functional ecosystems and support multiple native fish species Shortnose suckers (Koptu) are an imperiled species found in the Klamath Basin, and nowhere else in the world. Photo courtesy of Jason Ching/University of Washington. After seven years of robust discussion and collaboration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized the…
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NOAA Rejects Wespac’s Proposed Fishing Rule for Hawaii Marine National Monument
Photo: NOAA has rejected Wespac’s proposed rule to allow Native Hawaiian subsistence fishermen to recoup their cost of fishing in the monument by selling their catch. (Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2017) Federal officials have blocked an effort to allow the sale of fish caught within the boundaries of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument under certain circumstances. A key…
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Let’s turn the high seas into the world’s largest nature reserve
TED Talk: What if we could save the fishing industry and protect the ocean at the same time? Marine ecologist Enric Sala shares his bold plan to safeguard the high seas — some of the last wild places on earth, which fall outside the jurisdiction of any single country — by creating a giant marine…
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California hit hard as Trump weakens clean water protections
Photo: Under the new rule, the Clean Water Act’s protections would no longer apply to most small streams and wetlands, including those that are considered vital parts of drinking-water systems and fisheries. Above is Owens Valley. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Defying environmentalists and public health advocates, the Trump administration on Thursday…
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A legal loss in Florida’s water war | Editorial
A special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court has said that Florida – not Georgia – is to blame for decimating the oyster industry in Apalachicola. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times) A hearing officer has dealt Florida the nearest thing to a fatal blow in its long-running water war with Georgia. In a report…
