Highest Level of Marine Life Bycatch in Ten Years: Conservationists Question Whether Methods for Protecting Endangered Species Are Working
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The California drift gillnet fishery for swordfish and shark is the most dangerous fishery for whales and other marine mammals along the U.S. West Coast from California to Alaska. A new federal review of marine mammal bycatch in commercial fisheries found that the drift gillnet fleet is causing more harm to whales than ever
Dirty Fossil Fuel Facilities Threaten Endangered Sea Turtles and Dugong SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s nearly $3 billion in financing for a…
Multipart decision includes transition for oyster company, clarity for ranching activities, and fulfilling Congressional vision for wilderness WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today issued a decision that…
Under Court Order – National Marine Fisheries Service Finalizes Plan to Protect Endangered Marine Species Honolulu, Hawai‘i – After three rounds of litigation stretching over nearly a decade, the federal…
Western Australia OKs Devastating Fossil Fuel Project Environmental groups are denouncing the state government approval of Woodside Petroleum’s proposed $45 billion Kimberley gas hub at James Price Point in Western…
A collaborative cleanup at a remote beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore removed hundreds of pounds of debris before it was washed out to sea into the newly established…
Fishing Boat Wreckage Removed and More Pieces of the AC72 Racing Yacht Recovered Today more than 350 pounds of boat debris from a wrecked fishing boat as well as lightweight…
Collaboration to Remove Boat Debris and Plastic from Marin Shoreline – Day After Election on Nov. 7 Limantour South Google Earth Transects for ship wreckage, Point Reyes National Seashore What:…
HONOLULU— Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today in federal district court challenging a new rule by the National Marine Fisheries Service that doubles the number of endangered sea turtles allowed…