Environmental

New Report Shows U.S. Fisheries Rebuilding

Overfished stocks remain near all-time low

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016.  The number of domestic fish stocks listed as overfished or subject to overfishing remain near all-time lows, according to the 2015 Status of U.S. Fisheries report to Congress.

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Two canary rockfish in pelagic region of rocky reef in NOAA's Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the central California coast. The species was one of two stocks no longer listed as overfished, as announced in the 2015 Status of U.S. Fisheries report released today.

The 2015 reporthighlights the United States’ continued progress towards managing fish stocks sustainably. This is a result of the combined efforts of NOAA Fisheries, commercial and recreational fishermen, the regional fishery management councils, states, and other…

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