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June 19, 2008 | Article

Earthjustice Antidote to Seagrass 'Poison Pill'

Earthjustice's Florida team has saved the state's seagrasses and fishing grounds from a legislative poison pill. David Guest, managing attorney of the Florida office, tells this tale of midnight chicanery...

The bill in the Florida Legislature seemed like a good thing: For the first time, Florida would impose fines on boaters who carelessly trashed seagrass beds in the state's protected aquatic preserves. The underwater marine nursery grounds can get chewed up by boat propellers, and the damage can last for decades.

June 11, 2008 | Feature

Industrial Fishing and Herring

To glimpse a herring school darting through the ocean's waters, moving like a single, iridescent organism is a spectacle indeed. But these silvery synchronized swimmers are more than just a pretty sight. The small schooling fish form the cornerstone of New England's marine ecosystem with whales, seabirds, striped bass and tuna depending on herring for survival.

October 31, 2006 | Case

Reducing Bluefin Tuna Bycatch In The Gulf Of Mexico

Bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico are near collapse due to a yellowfin tuna fishing operations that inadvertently net massive amounts of bluefin during spawning season. Earthjustice is challenging the government’s refusal to make changes that will protect bluefin from extinction in the Gulf.

January 10, 2006 | Legal Document

False Killer Whales Complaint

Sues the National Marine Fisheries Service for its failure to protect the Hawai‘i population of false killer whales from the Hawai‘i-based longline fishing fleet (Nov 19, 2003)

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