Environmental

Federal Court Ruling Will Protect Atlantic River Herring and Shad

Victory for fishermen and conservation groups in battle with unsustainable industrial trawling

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Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2012.  In a court decision late Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler found that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has failed to take required action to address the catch of severely depleted populations of Atlantic river herring and shad populations by the New England industrial herring fleet.

The court found that a Fisheries Management Plan must protect all…

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