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Entries by Lee Crockett from 04/2011

Overfishing 101: How Ocean Fish Populations Are Managed in the U.S.

| Posted 04.13.2011 | Green
Read More: Pew Environment Group, Congress, Fish, National Marine Fisheries Service, Oceans, Animals, Overfishing, Fishermen, Green News

According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the economic value of ending overfishing and rebuilding all of our depleted U.S. fish populations could add up to $31 billion in sales and support 500,000 new jobs.

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How the "Wild West" of the Seas Was Won

| Posted 04.20.2011 | Green
Read More: U.S. Fishing Laws, US Fishing Laws, Fishing Laws in U.S., Law Fishing U.S., Fishing Laws U.S., Overfishing Laws, U.S Fishing Policy, Pew Environment Group, Green News

Now is not the time for Congress to reverse course on a policy that has helped return our nation's fish populations, the lifeblood of America's commercial and recreational fishing industries, to healthy levels.

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Overfishing 101: How Ocean Fish Populations Are Managed in the U.S. (Part II)

| Posted 04.27.2011 | Green
Read More: Pew Environment Group, Flexibility, NOAA Fisheries, Fishing, Fisheries, Overfishing, Green News

My interest in the ocean began when I joined the Coast Guard at age 18. This was the start of a passion that led me to study marine science, work at t...

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