In Florida alone, so-called new “exempted” fishing permits could allow fishing to exceed the annual catch limit by 20 times – threatening ongoing efforts to rebuild fish stocks
The unprecedented blanket-exemption would leave numerous Gulf species and ecosystems unprotected and vulnerable to extinction, including the critically endangered Rice’s whale, sea turtles, fish, rays, corals, and birds.
Requesting NOAA's immediate action to ensure that United States fisheries targeting Western Atlantic bluefin tuna and United States fishery managers in charge of regulating these fisheries operate in full compliance…
A photo of the whale caught a researcher’s eye, sparking a scientific odyssey spanning 56 years. Today, amid a push to expand fossil fuel drilling in the Gulf, Rice’s whales…
