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Decision Affirms that the Program Complies with Federal Magnuson-Stevens Act SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 10th, a federal appeals court unanimously upheld a prior court's ruling that the west coast groundfish individual transferable quota (ITQ) system, a form of catch share, was lawfully executed. The decision helps to ensure that the efforts to improve the management and conservation of the resource through a catch share will continue as...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joshua S. Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today on the death of former Senator Ted Stevens. "We are saddened by the passing of Senator Ted Stevens, a longtime champion of fishery conservation. The 2006 amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act were largely due to his efforts. Those amendments set firm catch limits and deadlines to end overfishing in U.S....

WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lee Crockett, director of federal fisheries policy for the Pew Environment Group, and Holly Binns, manager of Pew's Campaign to End Overfishing in the Southeast, issued this joint statement today on Senator Bill Nelson's (D-Fla.) legislation to weaken a key federal fishery law, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and delay plans to end overfishing and rebuild the severely depleted South Atlantic red snapper. The...

Proposed bill would delay the rebuilding of depleted fish populations WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pew Environment Group and 44 national, regional and state conservation groups today pressed congressional leaders to oppose "The Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009," saying the legislation would allow overexploitation of vulnerable fish populations. This bill is designed to weaken the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), the nation's primary law governing...

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service said it issued a final rule Tuesday to create a saltwater angler registry. The service said the national listing of all marine recreational fishermen should help the United States protect shared marine resources, NOAA said in a release. Better national surveys of the more than 15 million saltwater anglers will help us demonstrate the important contributions of recreational anglers to both local economies and to the...

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Niaz Dorry of Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, +1- 978-281-6934, niaz@namanet.org; Robin Alden of Penobscot East Resource Center, +1-207-367-2708; Zack Klyver, +1-207-460-9575, Craig Pendleton, +1-207-590-9614, or Jennifer Litteral of Island Institute, +1-207-664-9694, all for Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance GLOUCESTER, Mass., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The recent appointment of a lobbyist for the industrial herring fleet to the Maine seat on the New...