Fact Sheets

• Overfishing Strips Tens of Millions from Southeast Economy

  • Sep 04, 2012, 08:30 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  An analysis commissioned by the Pew Environment Group reveals that historic overfishing resulted in the loss of tens of millions of dollars in recreational fishing expenditures annually from 2005 to 2009.More

   

• Greater Amberjack: Size Matters

  • Apr 18, 2012, 14:50 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Raising the minimum allowable size from 30 inches to 34 would increase the number of mature females left in the water, boost the population, and potentially allow a year-round recreational fishing season.More

   

• The Fisheries Investment Act: Investing in the Gulf of Mexico's Fisheries and Fishermen

  • Apr 04, 2012, 15:40 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Gulf of Mexico is home to historic fishing communities and some of the nation’s most iconic and valuable fisheries. Funding through FIA could help restore the Gulf’s fish and fisheries by addressing critical needs.More

   

• Changing the Game: A New Approach to Prevent Overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico

  • Feb 15, 2012, 11:55 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Fishery managers approved sweeping new rules to prevent overfishing and protect species in the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas.  More

   

• A Plan to Save Gag Grouper

  • Feb 10, 2012, 08:40 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  If you think of a mouthwatering fish sandwich, it may be gag grouper. But since 2004, the population has been sliced nearly in half. A recovery plan can help this species rebound. It calls for a recreational fishing season closure, reduced commercial catch and other protections. But those rules could be relaxed as gag grouper show signs of recovery.More

   

• Managing Fish and Fishing in America's Oceans

  • Aug 08, 2011, 12:55 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Ocean fish have served as a valuable source of nourishment, employment and recreation in the United States for centuries.More

   

• New Study: Overfishing Cost Southeast Commercial Fishermen $15.2 M in Just One Year

  • Jul 25, 2011, 09:20 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  An analysis commissioned by the Pew Environment Group shows commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic lost $12.3 million and $2.9 million respectively in 2009 due to population declines in important species, such as red snapper and gag grouper. Revenues could have been between 16 and 32 percent higher if several fish populations were at healthier levels.More

   

• H.R. 2304: A Bill that Would Weaken Fisheries Science and Undermine Efforts to Prevent Overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico

  • Jul 21, 2011, 11:35 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Congress should reject the misnamed and short-sighted "Fishery Science Improvement Act" by investing in fisheries data collection and monitoring programs to ensure healthy populations of important Gulf species such as cobia and vermillion snapper.More

   

• Conserving Fish in the Gulf of Mexico

  • May 11, 2011, 15:15 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Known as the American Mediterranean, the Gulf of Mexico is an economic and environmental treasure. Within its 600,000 square miles lie natural wonders and habitats ranging from an underwater Grand Canyon 12,000 feet deep to coral reefs and one of the largest contiguous seagrass beds in the Northern Hemisphere. The extent of damage caused by the 2010 oil spill remains unknown. But the disaster lends urgency to protecting the Gulf's resources, including its diverse bounty of fish.  More

   

• Red Snapper Comeback

  • Sep 23, 2010, 13:40 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Gulf of Mexico red snapper may finally be on the mend.More

   

Reports

• The Law That's Saving American Fisheries: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

  • May 06, 2013, 10:20 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Pacific Fish Conservation Campaign, Atlantic Menhaden Campaign, Atlantic Herring Campaign, Conserving New England Fish, U.S. Caribbean Fish Conservation Campaign , Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  A generation of determined, farsighted commercial and recreational fishermen, marine scientists, and legislators have shaped the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the law that governs American fisheries.More

   

• Economic Costs of Historic Overfishing on Recreational Fisheries: South Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico Regions

  • Sep 04, 2012, 08:30 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  This study examines an important component of the costs of overfishing in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions — recreational catch losses from historic overfishing and their associated economic impacts.More

   

• The Hidden Cost of Overfishing to Commercial Fishermen

  • Jul 25, 2011, 09:25 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Conserving New England Fish, Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  A new report commissioned by the Pew Environment Group examines the impact of chronic overfishing in terms of lost revenue to commercial fishermen in three U.S. regions with the highest levels of overfishing. In 2009 alone, commercial fishermen in New England, the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions that targeted depleted ocean fish populations lost $164.2 million and realized just 25 percent of potential revenue.More

   

• Design Matters: Making Catch Shares Work

  • Nov 03, 2009, 11:20 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Conserving New England Fish, U.S. Caribbean Fish Conservation Campaign , Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, Campaign to End Overfishing in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Catch shares are fishery management programs that allocate fishing privileges in the form of a specific portion of the total annual catch quota.More

   

• South Atlantic: A Primer on the SEDAR Stock Assessment Process

  • Jun 01, 2009, 16:30 EST
  • U.S. Caribbean Fish Conservation Campaign , Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  SEDAR (Southeast Data, Assessment and Review) is the cooperative program through which stock assessments of Council managed fisheries resources in the Southeastern United States are developed and reviewed.More

   

• Understanding Federal Fishery Management

  • Jun 01, 2009, 16:20 EST
  • U.S. Caribbean Fish Conservation Campaign , Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Many members of the fishing community, frustrated by unwanted regulation, wonder why government officials have the right (or the nerve) to tell them how much fish they can catch, where and when they can catch it, and how they can catch it.More

   

• A Guide to Fisheries Stock Assessment

  • Jun 01, 2009, 16:15 EST
  • U.S. Caribbean Fish Conservation Campaign , Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Fishery managers have a range of goals. They strive to maintain healthy fish populations and a healthy fishing industry while still preserving vital recreational communities.More

   

Other Resources

• Testimony to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

  • Apr 18, 2013, 15:15 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On Thursday, April. 18, 2013, Pew's Sharon McBreen spoke before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council in support of investigating new ways to manage recreational fisheries that allow for more fishing opportunities while keeping the catch within science-based limits.More

   

• Florida's Looming Decision on Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper

  • Apr 15, 2013, 09:40 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Florida will decide next week whether to open its coastal waters to a longer red snapper fishing season and break ranks with regulators who have set the shortest season in federal waters.More

   

• Testimony to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council egarding Charter 'Days at Sea' Pilot

  • Apr 08, 2013, 09:45 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On April 8, 2013, Chad Hanson, senior science and policy analyst on Gulf of Mexico fish conservation for The Pew Charitable Trusts, testified before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council regarding Charter "Days at Sea" pilot, headboat electronic recording, regional management and private recreational data collection.More

   

• Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper: Time to Spawn

  • Apr 03, 2013, 16:25 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Gulf of Mexico red snapper need to reach their best spawning years to maintain the momentum of population growth. Pew's graphic illustrates the change in productivity as these popular fish age.More

   

• Pew Letter Regarding Ecosystem Considerations in Gulf of Mexico Stock Assessments

  • Mar 22, 2013, 13:35 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On March 22, 2013, senior science and policy analyst Chad Hanson delivered a letter to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council describing the need to consider impacts to the overall marine ecosystem when analyzing the health of fish populations and setting fishing regulations.More

   

• Pew Testimony Before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Regarding Gulf Gag and Gray Triggerfish Regulations

  • Feb 13, 2013, 14:00 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, Pew's Sharon McBreen spoke before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission regarding state consistency with federal Gulf gag and gray triggerfish regulations.More

   

• Testimony at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Regarding Red Snapper

  • Feb 07, 2013, 19:00 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On Thursday, Feb. 7, Chad Hanson, a science and policy analyst for The Pew Charitable Trusts, spoke before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council regarding strategies for the red snapper fishery.More

   

• Comments Re: Consistent Regulations for South Atlantic Black Sea Bass and Gulf Gag Grouper

  • Dec 03, 2012, 12:25 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On Dec. 3, 2012, Holly Binns and Chad Hanson of the Pew Environment Group delivered the following testimony to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission regarding regulations for South Atlantic black sea bass and the Gulf gag grouper.More

   

• Framework Action to Set the 2013 Gag Recreational Fishing Season and Modify the February-March Shallow-Water Grouper Closed Season

  • Oct 25, 2012, 16:15 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Please accept these comments on behalf of the Pew Environment Group regarding the Public Hearing Draft for the Framework Action to set the 2013 Gag Recreational Fishing Season and Modify the February-March Shallow-Water Grouper (SWG) Closed Season.More

   

• Public Hearing Draft for Amendment 37 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan

  • Oct 25, 2012, 15:15 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Please accept these comments on behalf of the Pew Environment Group regarding the Public Hearing Draft to Amendment 37 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (Amendment 37). As indicated by the 2011 update assessment and acknowledged by NOAA Fisheries Service, the rebuilding plan for gray triggerfish implemented in 2008 through Amendment 30A is not working.More

   

• Testimony of Chad Hanson before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Aug. 2012

  • Aug 22, 2012, 10:25 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Pew Environment Group urges the Council to move expeditiously to finalize Amendment 37 so that the gray triggerfish rebuilding plan can get back on track as soon as possible.More

   

• Comments Regarding Amendment 37 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan

  • Aug 17, 2012, 14:35 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The following comments were presented to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council regarding Amendment 37 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan.More

   

• Commets on Amendment 37 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan

  • Aug 17, 2012, 10:55 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  As indicated by the 2011 update assessment and acknowledged by NOAA Fisheries Service1, the rebuilding plan for gray triggerfish implemented in 2008 through Amendment 30A is not working.More

   

• Comments Regarding the Interim Rule for Gray Triggerfish

  • Jun 08, 2012, 12:05 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Pew Environment Group submitted comments regarding temporary rule changes for Gulf gray triggerfish.More

   

• Letter Re: Red Snapper State Consistency with Federal Regulations

  • Apr 27, 2012, 13:25 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On behalf of the Pew Environment Group’s Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, we offer our support for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) staff’s recommendation and urge the FWC to adopt rules for Gulf red snapper consistent with federal regulations.More

   

• Public Hearing Draft for Amendment 35 to the Reef Fish FMP (Greater Amberjack Rebuilding Plan)

  • Apr 18, 2012, 14:10 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Greater amberjack has been overfished since at least 1998. The rebuilding plan put in place in 2003 has failed to rebuild the population.More

   

• Re: Public Hearing Draft for Amendment 35 to the Reef Fish FMP (Greater Amberjack Rebuilding Plan)

  • Jan 25, 2012, 11:55 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On January 25, 2012, Chad Hanson and Holly Binns of the Pew Environment Group's Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign offered their comments on the Public Hearing Draft for Amendment 35 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management PlanMore

   

• Chart: New Catch Limits for Gulf of Mexico Fish Species

  • Dec 29, 2011, 10:35 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  New catch limits have been approved for about two dozen Gulf of Mexico fish species. See how the limits compare to average catch.More

   

• Comments on Proposed Rule and Amendment to Change Gag, Red Grouper, and Shallow-Water Grouper Management Measures in the Gulf of Mexico

  • Dec 13, 2011, 10:15 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On December 13, 2011, Chad Hanson and Holly Binns of the Pew Environment Group's Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign offered their comments on the Comments on Proposed Rule and Amendment to Change Gag, Red Grouper, and Shallow-Water Grouper Management Measures in the Gulf of Mexico.More

   

• Comments on the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Coastal Migratory Pelagic Amendment 18

  • Nov 28, 2011, 13:15 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Amendment 18 is intended to establish a system of annual catch limits and accountability measures for species managed in the Coastal Migration Pelagic fishery management plan in compliance with the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and National Standard 1 guidelines. More

   

• Comments on Generic Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures Amendment

  • Nov 18, 2011, 14:50 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On November 18, 2011, Chad Hanson and Holly Binns of the Pew Environment Group's Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign offered their comments on the Generic Annual Catch Limits / Accountability Measures Amendment recently approved by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.More

   

• Testimony before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

  • Nov 16, 2011, 12:10 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On November 16, 2011, Leda Dunmire of the Pew Environment Group testified before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on the issue of state consistency with federal gag grouper regulations.More

   

• Comments for the Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  • Nov 14, 2011, 15:20 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  On November 14, 2011 the Pew Environment Group's Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation campaign offered its support for gag rule changes aligning regulations with recent federal action and urge the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to take necessary action to ensure these new rules are effective on January 1, 2012.More

   

• Changing the Game: New Plans to Prevent Overfishing

  • Aug 09, 2011, 12:50 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Southeast waters are a mecca for residents and tourists who love fishing, boating, diving and delicious seafood meals. While overfishing may put all of this at risk, new plans could help reduce the threat.More

   

• Biographies: Florida Fishermen

  • Jun 28, 2011, 13:30 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  These Florida fishermen are featured in Pew's video, U.S. Southeast Fishermen Speak Out: Protect Our Fish. Learn more about them and why they want to protect the valuable fish of the Southeast.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Feb. 2011

  • Feb 23, 2011, 17:50 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  We urge the Commission to go with Option A, to keep the moratorium on goliath grouper harvest in place.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Feb. 2011

  • Feb 09, 2011, 17:55 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  We remain concerned that there is no language in the Annual Catch Limits Amendment that clarifies how the provisions in this amendment like the control rules and accountability measures will be applied to species managed via existing amendments as new stock assessments are conducted and plan amendments developed.More

   

• Letter to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Regarding Red Drum, Feb. 2011

  • Feb 08, 2011, 17:20 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  We recognize the important role the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) plays in jointly managing important fisheries, such as red drum, off the Florida coast.More

   

• Letter to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Regarding Gag Grouper, Jan. 2011

  • Jan 27, 2011, 16:10 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Gag grouper in the Gulf of Mexico is heavily overfished with excessive fishing rates and is in need of significant reductions in harvest in order to end overfishing and rebuild the population.More

   

• Letter to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Regarding Gag Grouper, Nov. 2010

  • Nov 29, 2010, 17:15 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Gag grouper in the Gulf of Mexico is heavily overfished, undergoing overfishing, and is in need of significant reductions in harvest to end overfishing and rebuild the population.More

   

• Testimony of Chad W. Hanson before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Oct. 2010

  • Oct 28, 2010, 15:10 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  We urge the Council to include implementing language so that provisions in the ACL/AM Amendment explicitly translate across other species and plans.More

   

• Testimony of Chad W. Hanson before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sept. 2010

  • Sep 02, 2010, 15:05 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Regionalizing red drum management may have some biological justification, but the existing data is designed to monitor the fishery coast-wide.More

   

• Testimony of Chad W. Hanson before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Aug. 2010

  • Aug 19, 2010, 15:05 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  For red snapper, the oil spill occurred during and in the vicinity of where red snapper spawning occurs and overlaid much of their important juvenile habitat in the northern Gulf.More

   

• Letter to the Red Drum Special Working Group Regarding Allowable Biological Catch

  • Jul 08, 2010, 16:10 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Scientific and anecdotal information suggest that red drum populations may have rebounded substantially since the federal fishery was closed in the late 1980s. More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Jun. 2010

  • Jun 16, 2010, 15:55 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Gulf oil spill is still unfolding and will continue to be a major focus for NOAA Fisheries and the Gulf Council.More

   

• Letter to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Regarding the Generic ACL and AM Amendment

  • Jun 11, 2010, 16:15 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Gulf oil spill is still unfolding and will continue to be a major focus for NOAA Fisheries and the Gulf Council.More

   

• Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding Oil Spill Cleanup Funding

  • May 26, 2010, 16:30 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in tragic loss of life, damaged the livelihoods of many, and is creating an unknown but likely devastating environmental disaster.More

   

• Letter to House Appropriations Committee Regarding Oil Spill Cleanup Funding

  • May 26, 2010, 16:25 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in tragic loss of life, damaged the livelihoods of many, and is creating an unknown but likely devastating environmental disaster.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Apr. 2010

  • Apr 22, 2010, 15:50 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  For a healthy red snapper population to meet its full reproductive potential, a robust age class structure needs to be achieved.More

   

• Letter to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Regarding Federal Red Snapper Regulations

  • Apr 22, 2010, 13:45 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Although the vast majority of individual recreational anglers abide by the current rules, unfortunately the recreational sector as a whole exceeded last year’s allowable catch limit by almost two million pounds.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Apr. 2010

  • Apr 14, 2010, 15:55 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Given the severe depletion of the gag grouper population and the high fishing rates, we also strongly encourage the Council to move forward with an interim rule to put in place some protections for gag by January 2011.More

   

• Testimony of Chad Hanson before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council on Reef Fish Total Allowable Catch

  • Feb 03, 2010, 15:00 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The recent stock assessment is a strong indication that the red snapper population in the Gulf of Mexico is on the road to recovery, and as a result, an increase in the red snapper catch limit is appropriate.More

   

• Testimony of Chad Hanson before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council on Exempted Fishing Permits

  • Feb 03, 2010, 14:55 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Exempted Fishing Permit application before the Council does not provide sufficient information regarding how the data collected would be evaluated, and it is unclear whether the design of the study, as proposed, could adequately address the suite of issues associated with this gear.More

   

• Letter to Chairman Robert Shipp, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Regarding Fish Traps

  • Jan 28, 2010, 13:55 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The use of fish traps was phased out in the Gulf of Mexico in 2007.More

   

• Letter to Chairman Robert Shipp, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Regarding Scoping

  • Jan 15, 2010, 14:05 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Gag and red grouper are the two most important shallow-water grouper species in the Gulf of Mexico, particularly off the coast of Florida.More

   

• Letter to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Regarding Gag Grouper, Oct. 2009

  • Oct 15, 2009, 15:40 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  The updated stock assessment shows that gag grouper is experiencing both overfishing and is already dangerously overfished. More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Aug. 2009

  • Aug 13, 2009, 16:00 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Gag and red grouper are two of the most important fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico.More

   

• Testimony of Chad W. Hanson before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Jun. 2009

  • Jun 19, 2009, 16:00 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Florida is a leader in many important fishery issues and plays a critical role in many aspects of the federal management process.More

   

• Letter to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Regarding Federal Gulf Grouper and Red Snapper Regulations

  • Jun 12, 2009, 15:45 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Consistent federal and state regulations are designed to minimize fishing mortality and are important to bring gag and red snapper populations to more sustainable levels.More

   

• Letter to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Regarding Federal Gulf Grouper Regulations

  • Apr 07, 2009, 12:20 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  Gag has been determined by the latest stock assessment to be undergoing overfishing, or fished at an unsustainable rate.More

   

• Letter to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Regarding Gag Grouper, Greater Amberjack, and Gray Triggerfish

  • Mar 22, 2009, 15:55 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign

  These fisheries are an important component of the economy for communities up and down the Texas coast.More

   

Compilations

• The Bottom Line

  • Jan 09, 2012, 14:40 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Pacific Fish Conservation Campaign, Atlantic Herring Campaign, Conserving New England Fish, U.S. Caribbean Fish Conservation Campaign , Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, Campaign to End Overfishing in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign, Global Tuna Conservation, Gulf Surface Longline Campaign

  “The Bottom Line,” explores fisheries management issues, while taking on other related subjects to provide a more in-depth look at the issues facing our ocean fish. With this blog, we hope to continue these informative discussions, cut through the rhetoric, and encourage more people to take an interest in ocean fish conservation.More

   

• Overfishing 101

  • Apr 25, 2011, 10:40 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Pacific Fish Conservation Campaign, Atlantic Herring Campaign, Conserving New England Fish, U.S. Caribbean Fish Conservation Campaign , Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, Campaign to End Overfishing in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign, Global Tuna Conservation

  Fishermen, conservationists and scientists have actively debated how best to manage our ocean fish populations for decades. But with so much at stake, it's critical that as many Americans as possible be actively engaged in this discussion. Lee Crockett's “Overfishing 101” blog series aims to do just that by providing a new outlet, in which we hope to open up the discussion to the larger public, cut through the rhetoric and encourage more people to participate in marine fish conservation.More

   

Videos

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  U.S. Southeast Fishermen Speak Out: Protect our Fish

  • Jun 28, 2011, 09:15 EST
  • Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Many conservation-minded anglers favor scientifically sound fishing limits to help depleted species recover and prevent overfishing.More