In an unprecedented but legally mandated action, the Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council requested the Secretary of Commerce to shut down the swordfish fishery before it exceeds its allowable “take”…
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On March 9th, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council will take its final vote to allow drift gillnets, also known as “curtains of death,” and longlines back into vast protected areas…
Pregnant Women, Future Mothers, and Children Should Avoid Tuna Sushi Los Angeles, CA – Undercover investigation of LA’s top sushi restaurants reveals tuna high in mercury. GotMercury.Org visited six of…
The first big rains of winter have attracted a roiling menagerie to the creeks and tributaries in Marin County’s lush San Geronimo Valley, where spawning coho salmon are living proof…
US and Pacific Island’s Plan is Sabotaged by Japan Pohnpei, Micronesia – This week Japan undermined the new Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s initiative to protect endangered sea turtles….
With winter rains arriving, the region’s rivers and streams are swelling. In Marin, the increased flow in streams like Lagunitas Creek allows one of the world’s most magnificent natural cycles…
FDA Continues to Fail to Protect Women and Children from Mercury-Contaminated Fish by Taking No Action on Actionable Levels Forest Knolls, CA – GotMercury.Org calls upon the FDA to require…
“It looks like a fairy-tale house,” a local contractor said, leaning out the window of his pickup truck for a better look at the building that will soon house the…
Environmentalist and Other Groups Propose Alternative Measures to Prevent the Extinction of the Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle On Monday, the new Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, meeting in Pohnpei,…
Mercury in Seafood Experts Not Invited to NOAA-Sponsored Conference The Seafood and Health Conference begins today with a fishing industry-biased agenda that excludes experts about the risks of mercury in…