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

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 Fishery managers approved sweeping new rules to prevent overfishing and protect species in the U.S. Caribbean from Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands. 

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

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Holly Binns, a project director for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Commerce Department’s final approval of a gag grouper recovery plan.

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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.

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A virtual but important line, running through the Gulf of Mexico, may determine whether one of Florida's most popular — and most severely depleted — fish will recover. It's the line between state and federal waters.

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 Tiny fish play a major role in sustaining a productive marine environment, but their importance can be easily overlooked. That’s why they need your help right now.

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Many in New England were recently stunned by the news that the region’s prized codfish are in much deeper trouble than anyone had realized. The bleak conclusion of the most recent scientific assessment was unexpected, because just three years earlier cod appeared to show signs of recovery. Fishermen, scientists, and others have rightfully been asking, “What happened?”

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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. 

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(Vancouver Sun) The sad story of Newfoundland’s cod industry is well known: When the region’s once-thriving cod population collapsed in 1992, 40,000 jobs vanished along with a way of life. Atlantic cod, previously abundant, became an endangered species.

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Like a predator lurking in the deep, the so-called Fishery Science Improvement Act (S. 1916), a bad fisheries bill in disguise, has surfaced in the Senate. We need your support to ensure members don’t take the bait by supporting the legislation.

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(Asbury Park Press) A long-simmering debate over federal fishing quotas and their economic impact on coastal states could reach a boiling point this year as Congress considers changes to a landmark marine conservation law.

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