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

   

• Course Correction: Saving Black Sea Bass After Decades of Failure

  • Sep 04, 2012, 08:25 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Thirty years ago, scientists discovered fishermen were catching black sea bass faster than the fish could reproduce. Continued overfishing drove the species to dangerously low levels in U.S. South Atlantic waters. The problem persisted because of lax rules that delayed protections. But the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act’s recent requirements for prompt action finally helped this species recover. More

   

• The Fisheries Investment Act: Investing in the South Atlantic's Fisheries and Fishermen

  • Apr 04, 2012, 15:25 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The sheer diversity of fish in the South Atlantic region has attracted commercial fishermen and anglers alike for decades. Funding through the Fisheries Investment Act could help restore the South Atlantic’s fish and fisheries by addressing critical needs.More

   

• Changing the Game: A New Approach to Prevent Overfishing in the South Atlantic

  • Feb 22, 2012, 14:55 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Fishery managers are considering sweeping new rules to prevent overfishing and protect dozens of species in the South Atlantic from North Carolina to Florida.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 South Atlantic

  • Jul 21, 2011, 10:40 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the federal law that governs management of our nation's ocean fish, requires managers to set science-based annual catch limits to ensure sustainable fishing for all federally-managed ocean fish populations by the end of 2011. The misnamed "Fishery Science Improvement Act" would jeopardize this goal and put economically and environmentally important species such as red porgy and gray triggerfish at risk.More

   

• Conserving Fish in the U.S. South Atlantic

  • Apr 17, 2011, 17:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Fish filled the seas 500 million years ago in a burst of new life on Earth. Ever since, they have kept the ocean ecosystem delicately balanced, fed people, supported a critical industry and brought recreation to millions who enjoy fishing, diving and boating. Yet today, fish are disappearing at an alarming rate.More

   

• The Plan to Save Red Snapper

  • Apr 17, 2011, 17:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Red snapper are in critical condition. After almost half a century of severe overfishing, their population has plummeted to dangerously low levels. New rules halt red snapper fishing in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Florida to give the fish a needed break. If red snapper have a chance to grow older and reach their best breeding years, this popular catch and restaurant favorite could rebound. The moratorium could be lifted gradually as the fish show signs of recoveryMore

   

• Red Snapper: New Study, Same Plight

  • Apr 17, 2011, 15:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The new South Atlantic red snapper assessment documents some changes in red snapper’s condition but the story remains the same: The fish are still at critically low population levels and in urgent need of protection.More

   

• Snowy Grouper: Signs of Decline

  • Apr 17, 2011, 15:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Fishery managers limited fishing of snowy grouper in 1993, but the species didn’t recover.More

   

• A Plan to Save 9 Species - Amendment 17-B

  • Apr 17, 2011, 14:55 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Federal fishery managers are working to end overfishing of nine imperiled species in the U.S. South Atlantic from North Carolina to Florida. These slow-growing and late-to-mature species are being caught faster than they can reproduce. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, which sets fishing policies in southeast federal waters, approved new rules to restore these valuable fish populations. 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 of Leda Dunmire Before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

  • Mar 08, 2013, 09:15 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Pew expert Leda Dunmire testified before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council regarding management for depleted speckled hind and warsaw grouper.More

   

• Testimony to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Data Collection Measures, Red Snapper and Proposed MPAs

  • Dec 06, 2012, 12:20 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On Dec. 6, 2012, Holly Binns, director of the Pew Environment Group's Southeast and U.S. Caribbean Fish Conservation Campaigns, delivered the following testimony to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council regarding data collection measures in CE-BA 3, red snapper and proposed MPAs to protect speckled hind and warsaw grouper.More

   

• Re: Comments on Final Approval of CE-BA 3, Amendment 28 and Regulatory Amendment 19

  • Nov 27, 2012, 11:15 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Pew Environment Group issued the following comments to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council regarding final approval of the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 3 (CE-BA 3) to improve fisheries data collection and monitoring; Snapper Grouper Amendment 28 which deals with red snapper management; Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 17 to revise the existing network of deepwater protected areas (MPAs) to protect depleted speckled hind and warsaw grouper; and the visioning and planning process for South Atlantic snapper and grouper fisheries.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns Before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Sept. 2012

  • Sep 12, 2012, 14:45 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Holly Binns, director of Pew's Southeast and U.S. Caribbean Fishery Conservation Campaigns, recently provided testimony to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council regarding accountability measures for the red snapper fishery, monitoring of annual catch limits, and habitat and spawning protections for the speckled hind and warsaw grouper.More

   

• RE: Comments on the Development of Comprehensive Ecosystem-based Amendment 3 and the Potential Opening of the Red Snapper Fishery

  • Jun 08, 2012, 14:50 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Pew Environment Group offered comments for consideration by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council regarding the development of alternatives in the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 3 to end overfishing for speckled hind and Warsaw grouper.More

   

• The Fish You Need to Know

  • Jun 06, 2012, 14:35 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Pacific Fish Conservation Campaign, Atlantic Menhaden Campaign, Protecting the Ocean Food Web, Atlantic Herring Campaign, Conserving New England Fish, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  (Trust Magazine) Save the whales? Check. Save the sharks? Check. Save the menhaden? Save the what? More

   

• Comments on the Proposed Rule for Amendment 24 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan in the South Atlantic

  • Apr 30, 2012, 13:20 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On behalf of the Pew Environment Group, we are writing to support the immediate approval and timely implementation of Amendment 24 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan in the South Atlantic.More

   

• Pew Environment Group’s Advice to the Scientific and Statistical Committee Concerning Warsaw Grouper and Speckled Hind Protections

  • Mar 28, 2012, 14:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Council has asked for the input of its SSC as it develops protections for Warsaw grouper and speckled hind.More

   

• Comments on Science-Based Spawning Protections and Implementation of Accountability Measures

  • Mar 03, 2012, 11:25 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On March 3, 2012, Sera Drevenak and Holly Bins of the Pew Environment Group’s South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign wrote to offer comments on the development of measures to protect Warsaw grouper and speckled hind in the South Atlantic region, and on the implementation of accountability measures for vermilion snapper.More

   

• Comments RE: 2012 Public Scoping of the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 3

  • Feb 03, 2012, 11:55 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Pew Environment Group recently submitted comments to the executive director of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council regarding an ecosystem-based management system in the South Atlantic. More

   

• Comments on the Final Rule Implementing the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment in the South Atlantic Region

  • Dec 19, 2011, 14:50 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On December 19, 2011, Sera Drevenak and Holly Binns of the Pew Environment Group's Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign wrote to support the immediate implementation of the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment.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 Amendment 24 to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan

  • Nov 10, 2011, 16:25 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On November 10, 2011, Sera Drevenak and Holly Binns of the Pew Environment Group's Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign offered comments on the public hearing draft of Amendment 24 to the snapper grouper FMP. This amendment will implement annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AM) for red grouper as well as rebuild the population. Red grouper has been overfished and undergoing overfishing since at least 19761 (see figures 1 and 2 below).More

   

• Re: Public Hearing Comments on Amendment 18A to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan

  • Nov 10, 2011, 15:05 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On behalf of the Pew Environment Group, Sera Harold Drevenak and Holly Binns, offered comments on the development of measures to rebuild and improve the black sea bass fishery.More

   

• Comments on Proposed Lobster Amendment 10

  • Oct 31, 2011, 13:35 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On October 31, 2011, Holly Binns, Sera Drevenak, and Chad Hanson of the Pew Environment Group expressed concern that Spiny Lobster Amendment 10 currently under review by the National Marine Fisheries Service may not be sufficient to prevent overfishing and hold the fishery within its annual catch limit.More

   

• September 2011 Testimony Before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

  • Sep 15, 2011, 09:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On Sept. 15, 2011, Sera Drevenak of the Pew Environment Group's South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign, appeared before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to discuss protections for Warsaw grouper and speckled hind; black sea bass rebuilding; and approval of the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limits Amendment.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 Before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

  • Jun 16, 2011, 12:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Holly Binns, manager of the South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign, provided testimony at the June 2011 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting, addressing concerns of the Pew Environment Group regarding work to ensure healthy, productive fisheries in the region.More

   

• Comments re: The Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment

  • May 24, 2011, 11:10 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On behalf of the Pew Environment Group's South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign, we are writing to express our support for approval of the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment currently under review by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.More

   

• Comments re: Amendment to the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

  • May 23, 2011, 15:35 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On behalf of the Pew Environment Group's Southeast Fish Conservation Campaign, we are writing to express our concern that Spiny Lobster Amendment 10 currently under review by both the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils may not be sufficient to prevent overfishing and hold the fishery within its annual catch limit.More

   

• Letter to the NOAA Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office Regarding Temporary Regulations for Gag Grouper

  • May 06, 2011, 09:30 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Gag is one of the most important fisheries in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, but it is heavily overfished with fishing rates far higher than those the Council's science advisors have deemed to be sustainable.More

   

• Success Story: Rebuilding America's Fisheries with One Single Act

  • Apr 07, 2011, 15:10 EST
  • Federal Fisheries Policy, Conserving New England Fish, U.S. Caribbean Fish Conservation Campaign , South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, a law that is helping to rebuild America’s depleted fish populations, Pew reviews some remarkable successes.More

   

• Testimony of Sera Drevenak before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Mar. 2011

  • Mar 10, 2011, 16:25 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The proactive approach outlined in this amendment is intended to prevent overfishing by setting cautious limits that will keep fish populations from plummeting to critically low levels, and set the course for a healthy, balanced ocean ecosystem.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan

  • Mar 02, 2011, 17:35 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  We are concerned that the Council may be moving quickly to make significant changes to the area closure for eight deepwater species contained in Amendment 17B via Regulatory Amendment 11, with little opportunity for scientific review or public input.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Red Grouper, Feb. 2011

  • Feb 11, 2011, 17:20 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Pew Environment Group is concerned that red grouper has been undergoing overfishing and overfished for 20 years and that the rebuilding plan implanted in 1991 failed to rebuild the stock by the target date of 2006.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Red Snapper

  • Feb 11, 2011, 14:55 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Too often fishery management is simply reactive to a never-ending series of crises, and we applaud the Council for taking a proactive look at the management of this fishery.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment

  • Feb 03, 2011, 13:20 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The proactive approach outlined in the Amendment is intended to prevent overfishing by setting cautious limits to keep fish populations from plummeting to critically low levels, and set the course for a healthy, balanced ocean ecosystem.More

   

• Meet the Experts: Holly Binns, Manager, End Overfishing in the Southeast

  • Feb 02, 2011, 12:54 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Holly Binns joined the Pew Environment Group in 2008 as manager of efforts to protect ocean life and end overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico, the South Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Red Snapper, Dec. 2010

  • Dec 09, 2010, 13:15 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  We are cautiously optimistic that based on the new assessment and early indications that the moratorium is reducing encounters and effort, that the Council will end red snapper overfishing.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Annual Catch Limits, Dec. 2010

  • Dec 08, 2010, 13:30 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  As this Council finishes the hard work of ending overfishing, it is important to put measures in place to ensure that we don’t shift the problem to other species.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Amendment 17A and Regulatory Amendment 10

  • Dec 03, 2010, 13:10 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  According to SouthEast Data, Assessment, and Review, although red snapper have shown some improvement, the bottom line remains the same – they are still undergoing overfishing and overfished, and in need of strong protections to rebuild the population.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment, Dec. 2010

  • Dec 03, 2010, 13:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  There have been several substantive improvements to the document since the last public version and we thank Council staff for putting a great deal of thought into this blueprint for fisheries management.More

   

• Letter to NOAA Fisheries Service Regarding Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan

  • Nov 21, 2010, 13:55 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The South Atlantic region currently has ten species undergoing overfishing, more than any other region in the country.More

   

• Letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regarding Amendment 17A to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan

  • Sep 23, 2010, 16:40 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  On behalf of the Pew Environment Group’s Ending Overfishing in the Southeast campaign, we are writing to urge the approval of Amendment 17A to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures Amendment

  • Aug 22, 2010, 17:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The revised Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires annual catch limits and accountability measures such that overfishing does not occur for all stocks in the fishery by 2011.More

   

• Comments on the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment, Aug. 2010

  • Aug 22, 2010, 12:25 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The revised Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act  requires annual catch limits and accountability measures such that overfishing does not occur for all stocks in the fishery by 2011.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Jun. 2010

  • Jun 10, 2010, 16:15 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Forty years of overfishing drove the red snapper population to dangerously low levels.More

   

• Letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regarding Amendment 17A to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan, Apr. 2010

  • Apr 19, 2010, 17:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Red snapper have been overfished for the last 40 years, and have been reduced to 3% of ssustainable levels. More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Mar. 2010

  • Mar 01, 2010, 16:15 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  It is important for the interim rule to be renewed and for the Council to stay on track for final action at your meeting in June to ensure that the directed fishery does not re-open before Amendment 17A is finalized.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Amendment 17A to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan, Feb. 2010

  • Feb 26, 2010, 17:05 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  As you and the Council consider long-term measures to protect and rebuild red snapper, we appreciate the serious challenges you face as you wrestle with how best to manage this difficult situation.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Dec. 2009

  • Dec 10, 2009, 16:30 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Expanding the accountability measures for some species in Amendment 17-B is a necessary step toward restoring healthy fish populations in the South Atlantic region.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Amendment 17B to the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan, Nov. 2009

  • Nov 23, 2009, 17:40 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The South Atlantic region currently has ten species undergoing overfishing, more than any other region in the country. More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Amendment 17A to the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan, Nov. 2009

  • Nov 22, 2009, 17:45 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Red snapper have been overfished for the last 40 years, and have been reduced to 3% of 1945 levels.More

   

• Testimony of Holly Binns before the South Atlantic Fishery Management Counci, Sept. 2009

  • Sep 17, 2009, 16:30 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  We urge the Council to request a formal presentation of the SSC’s ABC control rule at the December meeting, and that you adopt the ABC control rule at that time.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding the Application of the Best Scientific Information to Fishery Management Plans

  • Sep 11, 2009, 17:50 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that annual catch limits and accountability measures be in place by the 2010 fishing season for all species experiencing overfishing, and by 2011 for all other species.More

   

• Letter to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Regarding Amendment 16 to the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan

  • Aug 26, 2009, 17:55 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  The shallow water grouper spawning season closure seeks to end more than 30 years of chronic overfishing of gag grouper by setting the catch level at gag’s scientifically determined optimum yield.More

   

• Letter to Commerce Secretary Locke Regarding the Red Snapper Interim Rule

  • Aug 05, 2009, 18:00 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Amendment 17-A to the SnapperGrouper Fishery Management Plan should be enacted without delay, and must include longterm, science based catch limits that include all sources of mortality to ensure the long-term health of the red snapper population.More

   

• Letter to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Regarding Amendment 17 to the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan

  • Jun 05, 2009, 18:05 EST
  • South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign

  Overfishing is damaging to both the natural resources of the South Atlantic region, and to the long-term viability of our fishing industry and fishing communities.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