A team of six fisheries researchers joined forces to assess and monitor reef fish throughout the western reef shelf of … READ MORE

David Bank Editor and CEO, ImpactIQ.org The sorry state of the world’s oceans is creating investment opportunities in a range … READ MORE

Fishermen advance Saturday’s congressional field hearing in Panama City with media Q&A call to clarify fishery issues PANAMA CITY, Fla. … READ MORE

In 2006, Congress made the decision to end overfishing in our Nation’s waters and amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and … READ MORE

Commercial harvest of gray triggerfish in the Gulf of Mexico federal waters will close, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) July 1, 2012, until 12:01 a.m. (local time) January 1, 2013 to protect the stock, which is considered overfished (the population is too low) and undergoing overfishing (too many are being caught each year).
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Conversation: Andrew Sharpless, CEO, Oceana. Excerpts from a story by MAUREEN NANDINI MITRA – MAY 11, 2012 (Full version viewable here.) … READ MORE

The mood is upbeat at the 6th World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, as keynote speakers temper doom and gloom … READ MORE

Governor Recants Nominations to Gulf Fishery Management Council; Commercial Sector’s Replacement Candidate Has Little Commercial Background, Is Not from the … READ MORE

View Governor Rick Scott’s original endorsement of Chairman Bob Gill here. On March 15, 2012, Governor Scott nominated the well-respected … READ MORE

by Lee Crockett of Pew Environment Group, via National Geographic NewsWatch Remarkable things can happen when key stakeholders and leaders … READ MORE