Responses to Freedom of Information Act requests about bycatch included blurry photos and blacked-out text that conceal important details, Oceana’s lawsuit says.
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Environmental group seeks limits on Alaska trawling
Oceana told the North Pacific Fishery Management Council that trawling threatens sensitive seafloor habitats.
Lawsuit claims fishery managers have failed to adequately protect Alaska’s coral gardens
The environmental group Oceana says the National Marine Fisheries Service should do much more to limit bottom trawling in the Gulf of Alaska.
Fishing boats ‘going dark’ raise suspicion of illegal catches, report says
A new report by the international conservation group Oceana highlights several incidents of fishing vessels switching off their Automatic Identification System beacons in no-take fishing areas.
New satellite-based technology aims to crack down on illegal fishing
Global Fishing Watch — a project developed by Google, Oceana, and SkyTruth — hopes to help everyone track the movement of commercial fishing vessels around the world.
Obama administration announces new rules for Arctic drilling
“At first blush it does appear the federal government is creating additional cumbersome regulations that will make it more challenging to entice companies back to the Arctic when oil prices rebound,” said an Alaska Oil and Gas Association representative.