Promoting Sustainable Fisheries to Feed the World
The Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA) would like to express its gratitude to the National Marine Fisheries Service for the recent Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding the National Standard 1 Guidelines. We appreciate the opportunity to comment and applaud … Continued
Catch Shares have contributed to Alaska’s global reputation for sustainable management in federal waters fisheries SUMMARY The Federal fisheries off the coast of Alaska are widely known as a model for sustainable fisheries management, and Catch Share programs have played … Continued
The Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA) (www.marineconservationalliance.org) supports a proposal by the National Marine Fisheries Service to better incorporate the environmental review process of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) into the nation’s fishery conservation and management programs. MCA believes the … Continued
The Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA), a coalition of harvesters, processors, and communities involved with Alaska groundfish and crab including the Bering Sea pollock fishery, expressed support today for a decision by federal fishery managers to reduce the Bering Sea pollock … Continued
Urges Congress instead to fund provisions authorized in renewed Magnuson-Stevens Act Juneau – April 23, 2007 – A new oceans management bill to be considered by Congress on Thursday April 26 at 10am EDT may compromise recently reauthorized legislation designed … Continued
Strengthened Magnuson-Stevens Act a Victory for Nation’s Fish Conservation Juneau – January 12, 2007 – President Bush today signed into federal law the re-write of the Magnuson Stevens Act (MSA), the 30-year-old law regulating the U.S. fishing industry. Under the … Continued
Juneau, AK; September 8, 2006 – Upon learning of the delay in the House of Representatives on the vote of HR 5018, sponsored by Reps Richard Pombo (R-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), and Don Young (R-AK), the Marine Conservation Alliance, coalition … Continued
MCA Urges Passage of Bipartisan Fisheries Bill, HR 5018 The Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA) is urging Congress to pass HR 5018 during its ongoing September session, according to MCA Executive Director David Benton. “HR 5018 would put into law the … Continued
MCA Applauds Proposed Rewrite of Magnuson Stevens Act A newly released, bi-partisan House bill to reauthorize the landmark Magnuson Stevens Act (MSA) builds on the law’s strengths of conservation, science based fishery management and an open, public process, MCA Executive … Continued
New Senate Proposal ” A Major Advance For The Nation’s Fisheries” Bill promotes stronger science, conservation Juneau, Alaska: A new U.S. Senate proposal to rewrite the nation’s fisheries legislation with a stronger emphasis on science and conservation represents a major … Continued