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Who’s to Blame for the Lawbreaking and Habitat Destruction in U.S. Fisheries?

Who’s to Blame for the Lawbreaking and Habitat Destruction in U.S. Fisheries?

By Reynard Loki There is one main U.S. law that governs the management of marine fisheries in federal waters: The Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Originally intended to address the concern over foreign fisheries operating near U.S. waters, the MSA, which was passed in 1976, extended the nation’s exclusive fisheries zone from 12 […]

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    Lawsuit Filed to Protect Whales, Sea Turtles From Drowning in Drift Gillnets

    Lawsuit Filed to Protect Whales, Sea Turtles From Drowning in Drift Gillnets

    Oceana filed a lawsuit in federal court in California late Wednesday challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service’s decision to withdraw a proposed rule that would have protected endangered species, including whales and sea turtles, and taken an important step forward in efforts to clean up one of the nation’s dirtiest fisheries—drift gillnets targeting swordfish off […]

    400 Year Old Greenland Shark Is World’s Oldest Vertebrate

    400 Year Old Greenland Shark Is World’s Oldest Vertebrate

    Around the same time pilgrims were trying to make it on the colony of Jamestown, a young shark was swimming around the Arctic seas. This special female shark—born approximately 400 years ago—might be the world’s oldest vertebrate, according to a new study published in the journal Science. The ancient and mysterious Greenland shark is likely […]