Admin Note: Good reading for anyone that is interested in our fisheries.
Body of Evidence
The Fragile State of America’s Oceans – A Review of Recent
Science and a Framework for Recovery
Download it HERE
WASHINGTON (January 27, 2004) A new report from the Marine Fish Conservation Network (Network) released today to governors of coastal states and members of Congress offers a stark and sobering review of the most recent scientific findings on the health of America’s oceans. As the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy prepares to release its recommendations for reform of America’s ocean management system, the Network issues this report to policymakers as a central resource for understanding the severity of the problems facing marine wildlife and the need for correcting the current course of ocean management.
Body of Evidence, subtitled The Fragile State of America’s Oceans – A Review of Recent Science and a Framework for Recovery, compiles the work of more than 75 recent scientific papers that have examined in great detail the many challenges facing marine life. While the conclusions are grim, Body of Evidence also offers a clear and compelling set of common-sense recommendations for reform that hold the promise of recovery.
“The facts are in and the science speaks for itself. We are quite simply killing fish and other ocean life faster than they can reproduce,” said Lee Crockett, executive director of the Marine Fish Conservation Network, a coalition of over 160 commercial and recreational fishing groups, aquariums, marine science groups, and environmental organizations. “The word ‘crisis’ is perhaps used too loosely at times, but there’s simply no other way to describe what’s happening.”
Admin Note: Good reading for anyone that is interested in our fisheries.
Body of Evidence
The Fragile State of America’s Oceans – A Review of Recent
Science and a Framework for Recovery
Download it HERE
WASHINGTON (January 27, 2004) A new report from the Marine Fish Conservation Network (Network) released today to governors of coastal states and members of Congress offers a stark and sobering review of the most recent scientific findings on the health of America’s oceans. As the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy prepares to release its recommendations for reform of America’s ocean management system, the Network issues this report to policymakers as a central resource for understanding the severity of the problems facing marine wildlife and the need for correcting the current course of ocean management.
Body of Evidence, subtitled The Fragile State of America’s Oceans – A Review of Recent Science and a Framework for Recovery, compiles the work of more than 75 recent scientific papers that have examined in great detail the many challenges facing marine life. While the conclusions are grim, Body of Evidence also offers a clear and compelling set of common-sense recommendations for reform that hold the promise of recovery.
“The facts are in and the science speaks for itself. We are quite simply killing fish and other ocean life faster than they can reproduce,” said Lee Crockett, executive director of the Marine Fish Conservation Network, a coalition of over 160 commercial and recreational fishing groups, aquariums, marine science groups, and environmental organizations. “The word ‘crisis’ is perhaps used too loosely at times, but there’s simply no other way to describe what’s happening.”