By Todd Steiner When the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) allowed the sablefish fishery to expand into designated critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles, Turtle Island and Center for Biological…
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Traditional pot fishery gear used for catching lobsters, crabs and some finfish like sablefish, consists of a baited trap set on the bottom floor with a long rope connected…
By Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director | June 4, 2024 The Art of Saving Sea Turtles, an afternoon benefit celebrating local sea turtle conservation and community art hosted by Turtle…
In an inexplicable move, the National Marine Fisheries Service has allowed a little known fishery that targets bottom-dwelling sablefish — also known as black cod or butterfish to expand into...
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