Peru Passes Important Ocean Protection Law to Protect The First Five Nautical Miles at Sea
By OCEANA The “Five Mile law” protects Peru’s ocean abundance, biodiversity and the livelihoods of artisanal fishermen Peru has just[…]
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Schmidt Marine Technology Partners Announces Recipients of $3.5 Million Global Sustainable Fisheries Initiative
10 organizations receive grants to develop tools to improve fishing practices worldwide SAN FRANCISCO— Schmidt Marine Technology Partners, a program[…]
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New Law Expands Opportunities to Protect Maine’s Working Waterfront
Maine’s Land Trusts now Eligible to Hold Working Waterfront Protection Covenants Augusta, ME – A bill sponsored by Representative Morgan Rielly of[…]
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From The Venetian Lagoon, a New Friend of The Sea® Certified Specialty: The Mareblu Mussel
On the island of Pellestrina, a strip of land in the Venetian Lagoon between Lido and Chioggia, Andrea Vianello, along[…]
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Landmark Legal Victory Ending Overharvest Marks Turning Point for Southern Resident Orcas & Wild Chinook Recovery
In an international, coastwide environmental victory, Seattle federal Court issued a landmark order halting the overharvest of Chinook salmon in[…]
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Global Animal Partnership Takes On Farmed Salmon Welfare, Announces New Standard on World Ocean Day
By Aquatic Life Institute Compassion in World Farming calls standard ” highest and most comprehensive available” AUSTIN, Texas ⎯ Global Animal Partnership[…]
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Two Countries, Two Government Officials, Poised to Make One Critical Decision
Canada Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray and Washington State’s Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz are both expected to announce major decisions that[…]
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Mainers Guarding Right Whales launches campaign to inform lobster consumers, protect North Atlantic right whales from extinction.
Currently, there is no certification program that ensures Maine lobster is whale-safe. A new organization is working to change that.[…]
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“I’ll have the lobster”: How Climate Change Affects the American Lobster and its Industry
By Maggie Erwin It is a familiar summertime sight: large plates boasting bright red lobsters atop beds of lettuce and carrots;[…]
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IPNLF calls on IOTC to take decisive action on yellowfin stock rebuilding at Special Session in early 2021
The principles enshrined in UNCLOS and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should be applied so that stock rebuilding takes[…]
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