A federal judge on Tuesday upheld California’s ban on possession or sale of shark fins, rejecting claims that the law discriminates against the Chinese community – where shark fin soup is a traditional delicacy – or interferes with federal management of ocean fishing.
Although an unknown amount of oil may have reached Texas beaches from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010, the collision of a barge and a ship in Galveston Bay on March 24, 2014 is a wake-up call for the state. Thousands of gallons of oil leaked into the Bay as the spring migration of birds begins.
See our team of scientists setting up smolt traps to monitor the health of our native endangered coho salmon.
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Deadly Driftnets Will Not Be Expanded Into Sea Turtle, Whale Habitat Off California Coast SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In an important victory for ocean wildlife, federal fishery managers in Sacramento today…
For Immediate Release: March 7th, 2014 Contact: Teri Shore, cell 707 934 7081 Turtle Island Restoration Network, SeaTurtles.org Photos of marine life entangled in CA driftnets available here http://www.seaturtles.org/gallery.php?gal=10 Fishery…
Turtle Island’s Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN) won a legal battle with the County of Marin to protect the last population of wild California coho coastal salmon.
