New Bill Would Delay Rebuilding Fisheries  
A new bill has been introduced that would severely weaken efforts to rebuild America’s fisheries.

Congress must not delay the economic and ecological benefits of rebuilding struggling fish populations.

Read a press release from the Pew Environment Group

Factsheet: H.R. 1584: More Costly Delay for America’s Fisheries and Fishermen (PDF)

Letter from 44 conservation groups to Congress: Please Don’t Cosponsor H.R. 1584 (PDF)

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Fact Sheets

House Bill to Delay Rebuilding Fish Populations
H.R. 1584: More Costly Delay for America’s Fisheries and Fishermen (PDF)
A new bill, H.R. 1584, threatens the ecological and economic sustainability of fish populations by giving managers new “flexibility” to delay critical rebuilding actions.

Annual Catch Limit Overfishing Proposed Rule
End Overfishing Catch Limit Rule (PDF)
The final rule creates a framework for fishery managers to establish annual catch limits, based on the best available science, in order to end overfishing in U.S. ocean waters by 2011. This new rule represents an important step forward in fisheries management.

Regional ACL factsheets (all PDF):

• Gulf Region
• Mid Atlantic
• New England
• Pacific
• South Atlantic

NEPA Environmental Review Proposed Rule
Goals for a New National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Rule (PDF)
Our oceans are under assault from global warming, pollution and industrial scale fishing. The Obama Administration must pass a new NEPA rule to protect entire marine ecosystems.

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Latest News

PRESS RELEASE: Pew Supports Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Efforts to End Overfishing - Pew Environment Group - June 1, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: Pew Environment Group, Ocean Conservation Coalition Urge Members of Congress to Oppose Misguided Fisheries Legislation - Pew Environment Group - April 7, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: Pew Environment Group Urges Strong Enforcement in Mid-Atlantic of New Rules on Overfishing - Pew Environment Group - March 9, 2009

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Comments Opposing Legislation to Delay Rebuilding Fish Populations
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• Letter from 44 Groups to Congress

Comments on Annual Catch Limit Overfishing Proposed Rule
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Comments Opposing National Environmental Review Proposed Rule
Organizational Letters
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