Dirty Fishing Resources & Reports
The Stop Dirty Fishing Campaign website is intended to give you a bird's eyeview of Oceana's campaign as well as to introduce the topic of bycatch and the problems associated with it. For more in-depth information, please visit the Resources and Reports section below. You will find links to documents and websites for a greater understanding of dirty fishing.
Dirty-Fishing:
- Oceans at Risk Report (document)
- Oceana Bycatch Petition (document)
- Bycatch Petition Comparison Chart (document)
- The Cost of Fisheries Mismanagement (document)
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Bycatch Strategy (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/bycatch.htm)
- Discards in the World's Marine Fisheries: An Update, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 470 (document)
U.S. Fisheries Management:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/)
Fishery Management Councils
- New England Fishery Management Council (http://www.nefmc.org/)
- Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (http://www.mafmc.org/)
- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (http://www.safmc.net)
- Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (http://www.gulfcouncil.org/)
- Caribbean Fishery Management Council (http://www.caribbeanfmc.com/)
- Pacific Fishery Management Council (http://www.pcouncil.org/)
- North Pacific Fishery Management Council (http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/default.htm)
- Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (http://www.wpcouncil.org/)
Fisheries Commissions:
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (http://www.asmfc.org/)
- Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (http://www.psmfc.org/)
- Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (http://www.gsmfc.org/)
- Pew Oceans Commission (http://www.pewoceans.org/)
- U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (http://www.oceancommission.gov/)
Fishery Observers:
- Appropriations Fact Sheet (document)
- How much observer coverage is enough to adequately estimate bycatch? (document)
- How many eyes do we need on the ocean? (document)
- National Observer Program (http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st4/nop/)
- International Observer Conference (http://www.fisheriesobserverconference.com/)
- Association of Professional Observers (http://www.apo-observers.org)
- ObserverNet (http://www.observernet.org)
- Guidelines for developing an at-sea fishery observer programme, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 414 (document)
Statutes:
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/magact/)
- Marine Mammal Protection Act (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/mmpa.htm)
- Endangered Species Act (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/esa.htm
- Migratory Bird Treaty Act (http://www.fws.gov/permits/mbpermits/regulations/mbta.html)
Fish and Wildlife:
- FishBase (http://www.fishbase.org)
- International Gamefish Association (http://www.igfa.org)
- www.seaturtle.org
- Society for Marine Mammalogy (http://www.marinemammalogy.org/)
- Ceteacean Bycatch Resource Center (http://www.cetaceanbycatch.org)
- American Bird Conservancy (http://www.abcbirds.org)
- American Fisheries Society (AFS) (http://www.fisheries.org/html/index.shtml)
International Information:
- Sea Around Us (http://www.seaaroundus.org/)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (http://www.fao.org/fi/default_all.asp)
- UN Atlas of the Oceans (http://www.oceansatlas.com/index.jsp)
Sustainable Seafood:
- Seafood Choices (http://www.seafoodchoices.com)
- Seafood Watch (http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp)
- Oceana's Seafood Contamination Campaign
