Environmental Initiatives
A critical deadline has passed for countries to exempt themselves from new international trade regulations adopted this year to protect five species of sharks and two of manta rays.More
The Pew Charitable Trusts today expresses strong support for a U.S. court order that a trio of men pay $29 million in restitution to the South African Government for illegal fishing in the waters of South Africa for almost 15 years.More
It’s time for regional managers on the Pacific coast and elsewhere in the country to acknowledge what those of us on the water already know: Little fish are a big deal. It’s time to protect them.More
Phyllis Cuttino, director of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ clean energy program, will testify before a joint hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Energy and Power and Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.More
Matt Skroch joins Angel Peña on a hike through Valles Canyon in the Sierra de las Uvas to see the perfectly preserved ancient rock carvings in southern New Mexico.More
The most isolated, inhabited archipelago in the world, the islands lie 2,400 kilometres (1,500 miles) from the nearest human settlement in the middle of the southern Atlantic Ocean between South Africa and South America, and the only way to get there is by ship.More
Father’s Day prompted many recreational anglers up and down the Eastern seaboard to reflect on their experiences fishing with their dads, sons or daughters, and their desire to pass on healthy and sustainable fisheries to their children and grandchildren to provide opportunities for their own memories.More
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council has set a first-of-its-kind limit on the amount of river herring and shad that can be taken at sea by industrial trawlers fishing for other species. This represents a major step toward protecting these historically important but imperiled fish.More
Wilderness legislation is on the move in the 113th Congress. Sixteen bills have been introduced so far in the Senate, slightly more than at the same point two years ago. The early action taken by Senate committees in this session increases the chances that some of these bills will find their way to President Barack Obama’s desk for signature.More
This week, fisheries managers and scientists from around the world will meet in Canada and shape the fate of the western Atlantic bluefin tuna.More
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, or ICCAT, is preparing to overhaul and improve its Atlantic bluefin tuna stock assessment in 2015. For this process, it is critical that only the best available science be used to produce an accurate picture of the health of the bluefin population.More
This paper tracks the history of the debate regarding which of two stock-recruitment relationships is more applicable to western Atlantic bluefin.More
The severely depleted population of western Atlantic bluefin tuna is targeted by recreational and commercial fisherman in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere.More
Join Pew for food, refreshments, and casual conversation about the importance of forage fish to the Pacific Ocean.More
The natural charisma of penguins have captured the hearts of people around the world. These flightless Southern Hemisphere seabirds spend their time primarily in the water, but they come ashore to breed and nest. That makes them ideal environmental sentinels, signaling changing conditions in the ocean and along the coasts that can harm them and other marine life.More
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