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