Groups seek safeguards for “extremely vulnerable” Speckled Hind and Warsaw Grouper
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012 – Two critically imperiled species of deepwater grouper – speckled hind and Warsaw grouper – must be protected from overfishing immediately, according to a lawsuit filed today by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Ocean Conservancy.
“The government arbitrarily removed protections necessary to stop overfishing these extremely vulnerable species,” said NRDC attorney David Newman. “Healthy fish populations mean a…
