Ban on Sargassum Harvest Should Be Passed

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The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has called for a ban on the harvest of pelagic sargassum, a floating seaweed in the South Atlantic. But the National Maritime Fisheries Service disagrees, classifying the seaweed as a fish.

Natural history, Environmental policy, Sargasso Sea, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

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A new plan for fisheries management: Thinking about fish as more than just a harvest

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The Pew Oceans Commission and the Commission on Ocean Policy of US will focus on big issues such as fundamental changes in the make-up and respective responsibilities of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) .It is also suggested that the new ocean policy discussion should also include an aspect, which is crafting a vision for our future fisheries.

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities, Fish hatcheries and preserves, Fishing, Hunting & Trapping, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping, Fisheries Management Programs, Methods, Environmental aspects, Powers and duties, Fish industry, Fisheries, Fishery management

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International effort needed to halt marlin decline

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The need to protect the white marlin fish from the risk of extinction is emphasized. The issue of listing white marlin under the Endangered Species Act is discussed.

Fishing, Administration of Conservation Programs, Endangered Species, Interpretation and construction, Evaluation, Protection and preservation, Fishes, Environmental law

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