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After receiving thousands of comments in October, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined that the Natural Resources Defense Council petition to list river herring as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) merits review. We need you to speak out now for river herring to ensure that NMFS undertakes a comprehensive and independent scientific review and does not cut corners or yield to outside pressures. The once staggering number of river herring was a symbol of North America’s ecological wealth. With your help, it can be so again.
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Commission Establishes New Management Measures for Important East Coast Fish
New fishery management benchmarks for Atlantic menhaden, often called “the most important fish in the sea,” were established today in an effort to increase its population to four times the current size. The measure was adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the interstate body that governs the menhaden fishery, after an intensive two-month campaign led by the Pew Environment Group.
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Management for Threatened Fish in Mid-Atlantic Scheduled for Public Comment
GALLOWAY, N.J. (Oct. 12, 2011)—Peter Baker, director of the Pew Environment Group's Northeast Fisheries Program and the Herring Alliance, issued the following statement today in response to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (MAFMC) decision to seek public input on a set of proposed measures to be considered in Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.
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Pew Supports Observer Option to Reduce Industrial Fishing’s Environmental Damage
DANVERS, Mass. (Sept. 29, 2011)—Peter Baker, director of the Pew Environment Group's Northeast Fisheries Program and the Herring Alliance, issued the following statement today in response to the New England Fishery Management Council’s decision to seek public input on a long-awaited set of proposed regulations that would be included under Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan.
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At its meeting last week, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission took an historic first step to protect menhaden by voting to send out for public comment a full range of management options to help menhaden recover to higher abundance levels. Thanks to all who submitted comments! Our supporters generated 2,423 letters to the Commission. A final decision is expected in November. Stay tuned for your opportunity to weigh in on the management options.
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