The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met the first week of October in Biloxi, MS, to consider Coral Amendment 9, which is focused on protecting 15 Habitat Areas of Particular Concern for sensitive deep sea corals and protecting them under existing federal law. While we were pleased to see the Council move forward on […]
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Santa Rosa Island is a gem along Florida’s Panhandle coast, with 52 miles of white sand beaches stretching from Destin to Pensacola and buffering the mainland from storms while providing habitat for a great diversity of life. Despite its value to both nature and people, a bill working its way through Congress would reduce protections
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Restoration along the Pearl River is on many people’s minds these days, on several fronts. My recent opinion letter in The Advocate makes the case that the desire for lake development in Jackson, Mississippi will work against ongoing and needed river restoration. One of the best recent pieces of news for the river is the
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This blog was written by Hannah Leis, Healthy Gulf’s Fisheries Associate.
A Move to Protect Deep Sea Corals Read More »
This blog was written by Hannah Leis, Healthy Gulf’s Fisheries Associate.
Save Some for the Grandkids: Protecting Red Snapper for Future Generations Read More »
This blog was written by Hannah Leis, Healthy Gulf’s Fisheries Associate.
Deep Sea Corals: Sea Pens Read More »
This blog was written by Hannah Leis, Healthy Gulf’s Fisheries Associate.
Deep Sea Corals: Alcyonacea Read More »
This blog was written by Hannah Leis, Healthy Gulf’s Fisheries Associate.
Deep Sea Corals: Black Corals Read More »
This article is excerpted from the Summer 2017 issue of Gulf Currents, GRN’s bi-annual printed newsletter. At a recent national gathering of environmental and conservation activists, it became very clear that my colleagues from the East, Mid-West, and West were extremely stressed and disheartened by the efforts of Congress and the White House to neutralize
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The press release below was issued today by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Center for Biological Diversity, Gulf Restoration Network and Sierra Club. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released a final environmental impact statement that concludes seismic surveys for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico would cause significant harm
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