Deep Sea Corals: Hexacorals
This blog was written by Hannah Leis, Healthy Gulf’s Fisheries Associate.
Fish and Bycatch
Meet our summer team members
It’s summertime, and while many Gulf residents are retreating to cooler climes or just doing everything they can to keep cool in their hometowns, things are heating up here at Gulf Restoration Network. That’s because we have an amazing crew of new organizers and interns working with us this summer on our Gulf Fish Forever …
Deep Sea Corals: Octocorals
This blog was written by Hannah Leis, Healthy Gulf’s Fisheries Associate.
Deep Sea Corals of the Gulf
This blog was written by Hannah Leis, Healthy Gulf’s Fisheries Associate.
Support American Fisheries
Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) recently authored H.R. 2023, a bill known as “The Modern Fisheries Act” – but is quite the opposite. The bill rolls back many of the fishery protections that we’ve relied on for the past 4 decades.Conservation efforts under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which is the main federal law overseeing our fisheries, have …
Win for Bluefin Tuna
We are giving thanks and celebrating a big win with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s announcement last week of new protections for bluefin tuna. But, to really celebrate we need the other half of the win/win that we’ve been working towards in our “Switching Gears to Save Bluefin Tuna” Campaign: funding to help fishermen …
Sustainable Seafood SpecialUs Kickoff
Pompano TiraditoPompano tonight!! Café Carmo kicks off the Gulf Fish Forever Sustainable Seafood SpecialUs Restaurant Tour with three choices of Pompano. Pick your style:Shima sashimi – lightly marinated in the style of the Japanese tropical islandsTiradito – Peruvian style with aji Amarillo pepper sauce, toasted in corn kernels and red onion, orCreole spice and seared …
Industrial Fish Farms in the Open Gulf?
The Gulf of Mexico is facing a serious threat – open ocean industrial fish farms – that could harm our fisheries, marine wildlife and the people who depend on them. Despite clearly voiced objections by thousands of fishermen and coastal residents, the federal agency responsible for management of the Gulf’s fisheries, the National Oceanic and …
Gems of the Gulf
This articles is excerpted from Gulf Currents, GRN’s quarterly newsletter. To read the rest of the Summer 2014 edition of Gulf Currents, click here.Beneath the Gulf’s sparkling waters, there lays a largely unseen world made up of hundreds of spectacular, unique ecosystems that are hotbeds of biodiversity. Recently a report by the Marine Conservation Institute, …
Catch the Fisherman’s Pledge
Over the past two weeks, I have travelled to all five Gulf states to talk with and listen to fishermen. Several volunteers have helped collect over 600 Fisherman Conservation Corps Pledges and another 300 plus supporters have taken the pledge online. Having spoken with both recreational and commercial fishermen of all ages, backgrounds and gender, …