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Pew Paper Outlines Effective Fisheries Management Program

Catch shares are fishery management programs that, if correctly designed and implemented, can strengthen marine conservation and support fishing communities according to a new paper from the Pew Environment Group.

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Listen to a press briefing on the new paper (MP3)

More on catch shares: Pew joins fishing groups and research institutes in a comment to NOAA task force (PDF)

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Resources

The Economic Value of Rebuilding Fish Populations (PDF)
Economic studies have found that rebuilding depleted U.S. fish populations would have significant economic benefits.

H.R. 1584: More Costly Delay for America's Fisheries and Fishermen
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.

New Senate Bill Would Delay Rebuilding Fish Populations
A new Senate bill, S. 1255, threatens the ecological and economic sustainability of fish populations by giving managers new "flexibility" to delay critical rebuilding actions.

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Latest News

STATEMENT: Pew applauds NOAA for its conservation-minded catch shares policy - Pew Environment Group - December 10, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY: Pew to Host Briefing on Catch Shares - Pew Environment Group - October 30, 2009

PRESS RELEASE: Rebuilding Depleted Mid-Atlantic Fish Populations Can Generate Billions of Dollars for Coastal Communities - Pew Environment Group - July 23, 2009

Group Letters Supporting Deadlines to Rebuild Depleted Fish Populations:

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