Forage Fish

June 14, 2018 | Blog Post

Court Says Anchovy Catch Limit Relied on Fishy Data

A federal judge’s decision marks a promising turning point for the anchovy and the health of California’s ocean ecosystem.

March 27, 2017 | Legal Document

Order vacating and remanding listing determination Blueback herring ESA Listing

This matter is REMANDED to the National Marine Fisheries Service for further proceedings consistent with the Court’s Memorandum Opinion

March 27, 2017 | Legal Document

Memorandum Opinion Blueback herring ESA Listing

The Court will grant Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and deny the Service’s cross-motion for summary judgment. The Court will, accordingly, vacate the Listing Decision with respect to blueback herring and will remand this matter to the Service for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. A separate order will issue. /s/ Randolph D. Moss RANDOLPH D. MOSS United States District Judge.

December 14, 2016 | Blog Post

Climate Change Is Bad News for Seafood Lovers

Is a seafood diet sustainable if the oceans keep getting warmer?

April 15, 2016 | Blog Post

Ask First, Fish Later

Protecting tiny forage fish is good for the ecosystem and the economy.

February 8, 2016 | Blog Post

Court Says Regulators Must Protect Keystone Species from Giant Trawlers

A court has ordered the National Marine Fisheries Service to consider immediately adding river herring and shad to its federal Fisheries Management Plan in order to help the species recover.

January 20, 2016 | Legal Document

River Herring and Shad - Federal Court Order

Court finds agency violated law by failing to consider environmental impact of omitting vital fish from management plan

January 20, 2016 | Press Release

Federal Judge Rules Government Must Consider Immediate Protections for River Herring and Shad

Court finds agency violated law by failing to consider environmental impact of omitting vital fish from management plan

October 28, 2015 | Press Release

Palau Creates National Marine Sanctuary

This action establishes one of the world's largest marine protected areas

October 5, 2015 | Letter

Catch Caps for River Herring and Shad in FY2016-2018

Letter to Regional Administrator John Bullard, NMFS, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, on behalf of Earthjustice's clients in Flaherty v. Bryson, urging him to reject the New England Council’s recommendation for the river herring and shad (RH/S) catch caps in the proposed 2016-2018 Atlantic herring specifications.

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