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A WEEKLY QUOTA OF FISHERY SHORTS CAUGHT AND
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AND THE PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S
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2:12/01. INTERNATIONAL FISHERMEN'S MEETING AGENDA
TO INCLUDE GLOBALIZATION, TRADE, ITQs, AQUACULTURE,
RESPONSIBLE FISHING, ROLE OF WOMEN: The World Forum of
Fish-Harvesters & Fishworkers (WFF) will be taking up a number of the
major issues facing fishing men and women internationally when it meets 2-
6 October in Loctudy (Brittany) in France (see Sublegals, 2:09/02). Those
issues include globalization and the impact of the World Trade Organization
(WTO) rules on fish conservation and fishing communities, as well as
aquaculture, pollution and habitat loss, responsible fishing, tourism impacts,
and equity for women in fishing operations. The WTO paper to be
presented was prepared by Victor Menotti, a consultant to the Institute for
Fisheries Resources (IFR). PCFFA President Pietro Parravano is one of the
two U.S. delegates to WFF. PCFFA Executive Director Zeke Grader will
also be on hand prior to attending a meeting in Rome with the United
Nations' Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) discussing responsible
fishing. For more information on the meeting, go to the WFF website at:
http://assoc.wanadoo.fr/peche.dev/
2:12/02. WORLD FISHERIES DAY SET FOR 21 NOVEMBER: The
Third Annual World Fisheries Day will be held 21 November 2000. The
date was set aside three years ago as a way of celebrating the contributions
of fisheries to society as well as bring international attention to the
problems facing fish stocks and fishing communities. For the first World
Fisheries Day, President Clinton issued a proclamation and celebrations and
forums were held in various nations. In the U.S. there were displays in
fishing ports and donations of fish to food banks. The timing of World
Fisheries Day with the U.S. Thanksgiving was fortunate, since the donations
were being made at a time of peak demand on food banks. While turkey is
the meat of choice for the U.S. Thanksgiving (although Dungeness crab is a
portion of the feast in parts of California) it was actually codfish that
made
the Pilgrims self-sufficient (once they learned to fish). In California and
some other states, there were also legislative resolutions and government
proclamations made for World Fisheries Day. For more information, go to
PCFFA's website at: www.pond.net/~pcffa
2:12/03. NMFS PROPOSES MAKING HALIBUT DONATION
PROGRAM PERMANENT: In a 20 September Federal Register notice,
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced it is proposing to
permanently extend the temporary regulations that establish and govern the
voluntary Pacific halibut donation program in Alaska. Under this program,
Pacific halibut that is taken incidentally in groundfish trawl fisheries off
Alaska may be donated for consumption by economically disadvantaged
individuals rather than discarded, as normally required. NMFS claims the
action is necessary to meet the goals and objectives of the Fishery
Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Area and the Gulf of Alaska (FMPs). The intended effect of
this action is to reduce the amount of halibut bycatch in the trawl fishery.
Comments on the proposal should be sent to Susan Salveson, Assistant
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Alaska Region, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802, ATTN: Lori Gravel. Comments must be
received by 5 October. Copies of the Draft Environmental
Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review prepared for this action may be
obtained from the same address or by calling the Alaska Region, NMFS, at
(907)586-7228. To view the document go the Federal Register website at:
www.wais.access.gpo.gov [DOCID:fr20se00-45].
2:12/04. HOUSE PASSES SALMON RECOVERY FUNDING BILL:
On Monday, 18 September, the US House of Representative approved
legislation (H.R. 2798) that would earmark up to $600 million over the
next three years for salmon recovery in five western states. The bill, by
California Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Napa) would write into law
the West Coast salmon initiative proposed in 1998 by the governors of
Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California and also add Idaho to the
program. Supporters of the measure believe by writing the program into
law, it will be easier to gain Congressional approval for future funding.
President Clinton has sought $100 million each of the past two years for the
program, but Congress approved only $58 million last year, and funding
may fall short again this year. States could use the money for activities
that
include improving salmon habitat, reducing runoff and increasing salmon
research. A Senate version of the bill has not been introduced, but
Thompson (D-CA), is hoping the Senate will take up his bill before
Congress adjourns next month. PCFFA testified in support of the bill on 18
May of this year. For the text and status of H.R. 2798 see the Library of
Congress website: http://thomas.loc.gov.
2:12/05. GORTON SLIPS IN ANTI-SALMON RIDER MUZZLING
AGENCIES; WASHINGTON SENATE RACE HEATING UP;
WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS PICK ANTI-COMMERCIAL
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE: Earlier this week U.S. Senator Slade
Gorton (R-WA) made good on his threat (see Sublegals 2:11/08) to prevent
federal agency analysis of dam decommissioning options by inserting a
last-minute rider to the $12.5 billion Interior Appropriations bill in
Conference Committee. The rider prohibits all federal agencies from
engineering or designing the removal of any part of the federal Columbia
River power system, and also prohibits any studies or planning on how to
mitigate the economic or cultural impact of removal of any Columbia dam.
Aimed at the Snake River dams controversy, Gorton has made keeping the
dams the centerpiece of his re-election campaign, hoping to win big
majorities in eastern Washington counties to offset the Seattle vote expected
to go poorly for him.
Gorton's rider has drawn strong criticism from other public officials
in
the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon Governor Kitzhaber, U.S. Senator
Patty Murray, and Representatives Norman Dicks, John McDermott, Peter
DeFazio, Darlene Hooley and Earl Blumenauer. The White House's
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman, George Frampton,
weighed in also opposing the rider, stating that although the Administration
had no plans to conduct any of the studies the rider condemns, the measure
would "undermine the legal and scientific defensibility of the federal
agencies' salmon recovery strategy," and is so broad that it could "interfere
with the development of a comprehensive approach to salmon recovery."
President Clinton is expected to veto the bill because of that and many other
anti-environmental riders. Washington Representative John McDermott,
meanwhile, is circulating a letter among his Congressional colleagues
asking them to oppose the rider. For more information, see the 22
September issue of the Columbia Basin Bulletin, available at:
http://www.cbbulletin.com/index.htm or go directly to:
http://znetprime.znetsolutions.com/cbb.nsf/18adc0bb1cff03ec88256815005
bc818/7a7dddb4b8adc7028825696200751848?OpenDocument.
In the meantime, former Congresswoman Maria Cantwell defeated
Washington State Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn in the 19
September Washington State primary for the right to face Gorton in
November. Cantwell, who will be trying to "breach" the state's senior
Senator, has been highly critical of Gorton's environmental record,
including his actions undermining fish habitat protection. Also in the 19
September primary, Republicans selected anti-commercial fishing candidate
John Carlson (see Sublegals, 2:10/12) to face incumbent Democratic
Governor Gary Locke in the November election. For more election info see:
http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/national/sen1.shtml.
2:12/06. RIVERS DEWATERED IN OREGON: On 20 September,
WaterWatch of Oregon released a report on Oregon rivers drained dry each
year for irrigation and development. Because of obsolete water laws, many
rivers in Oregon, as in much of the west, are over-appropriated, so that there
are more legal permits to take water than the total volume of water in the
river. Under Oregon law, water permits issued prior to 1955 can be used
without regard to their impact on fish and wildlife, though they may run
afoul of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) if the fish are listed as
threatened or endangered. "Rivers Without Water: Oregon's Unnatural
Disaster" focuses on 10 key Oregon rivers and streams, and offers solutions
that could help solve the problem. The report is available on the WaterWatch
web site at: http://www.waterwatch.org. For more information, also see the
20 September issue of the Oregonian at:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/news/oregonian/
00/09/lc_41water20.frame.
2:12/07. FISHERMEN'S NEWS ARTICLE ON SQUANDERED
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NATION'S FISHERIES: The September
issue of the Fishermen's News, the west coast's fishing industry trade paper,
includes an article by Pietro Parravano, Glen Spain, Molly Thomas and
Zeke Grader titled, "Squandered Opportunities" (pp.14-17) detailing the
failed federal leadership by both Democratic and Republican
administrations over the nation's fisheries during the past 30 years. To
review this article, prepared by PCFFA and IFR staff, go to the Fishermen's
News Archive link on PCFFA's Home Page at: www.pond.net/~pcffa.
2:12/08. CALIFORNIA ADOPTS TMDL PLAN FOR NORTH
COAST SALMON WATERSHED: On 21 September, California's State
Water Resouces Control Board (SWRCB) approved the TMDL (total
maximum daily loading) plan for the Garcia River (see Subegals 2:10/02).
The official action, to adopt the Garcia River Water Quality Attinment
Strategy for Sediment into the Basin Plan (Water Quality Control Plan for
the North Coast Basin), now goes to the state's Office of Administrative
Law (OAL) for final approval. The Garcia, thus becomes the first of a
number of Northern California salmon watersheds for which TMDLs must
be approved within the next decade under an out of court settlement of a
lawsuit brought by fishing and environmental organizations against the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force the state to comply with
the federal Clean Water Act (PCFFA v. Marcus). TMDL plans are now
under preparation for the Noyo, South Fork Eel, South Fork Trinity,
Redwood Creek and Yager Creek.
At the hearing on Thursday, the 21st, the SWRCB heard testimony
documenting logging as being the major land use practice contributing to
sediment problems in the Garcia, followed by agricultural practices.
Although agriculture has voiced opposition to the TMDL process, it went
along with the SWRCB action. The timber industry, however, argues that
the water board action usurps the authority of the State Board of Forestry
under the state's Forest Practice Act and logging, therefore, should not be
subject to TMDL rules. The SWRCB's legal counsel disagrees.
2:12/09. HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE PASSES
DOOLITTLE CALFED BILL, VETO EMINENT?: On Wednesday, 20
September, the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Resources
passed out H.R. 5130, by California Congressman John Doolittle (R-
Rocklin), the "CALFED Extension Act of 2000" that would extend the
state-federal San Francisco Bay-Delta program for an additional year and
authorize $60 million for the program. The bill, however, has been roundly
criticized because it contains specific directives that are counter to the
"Record of Decision" (ROD) for CALFED that was signed on 27 August by
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and California Governor Gray Davis (see
Sublegals, 2:09/03, 2:08/21). Babbitt has suggested it will be vetoed if it
reaches the White House in its current form, while Davis is working to get
changes made when the measure reaches the Senate. CALFED, is intended
to be a multi-year program aimed at addressing environmental problems
(including protections for Central Valley salmon stocks) in the Sacramento-
San Joaquin Delta and water supply assurances for the state (nearly half of
California's drinking water comes is drawn from the Delta and the Central
Valley rivers that feed into it).
In a letter sent earlier to Doolittle, the Environmental Water Caucus, a
coalition of conservation and fishing groups (including PCFFA), wrote
strongly opposing H.R. 5130, saying the "legislation would undermine the
Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Acts by codifying objectionable
ESA and water quality assurances establishing and unacceptable precedent
nationwide. Moreover, the bill would seriously imbalance the CALFED
program; for example, it would mandate certain water supply benefits while
burdening the ecological restoration program with additional requirements.
Finally, the bill represents an extraordinary effort to legislatively modify a
Record of Decision in favor of a limited set of interests."
California Congressman George Miller (D-Martinez) the sponsor of the
landmark 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), that
called for doubling Central Valley basin salmon populations, and former
chair of the Resources Committee, also blasted Doolittle's bill saying, "If
the authors of this legislation want to blow up the CALFED process, return
California to the water wars of the last century, and jeopardize the economic
and water security future of 34 million Californians, this bill is a perfect
way to achieve those goals." The Resources Committee action is the second
major setback for CALFED in the past month; earlier the California
Legislature failed to act on measures to appropriate the state's funding share
and establish a system of governance for the state-federal program.
2:10/10. CALFED SCIENCE CONFERENCE, NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WATER FACILITIES & FISHERIES TOURS
PLANNED: On 3-5 October, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program is
sponsoring its "Science Conference 2000" designed as a forum to present
scientific information on CALFED goals and objectives. In its Concurrent
Session 3 are scheduled extensive discussions on salmon, including some of
the most recent genetics findings from the University of California/Davis'
Bodega Marine Laboratory. The conference is being held at the Sacramento
Convention Center in Sacramento; the cost of the conference is $125.00.
To register online go to: www.iep.water.ca.gov/calfed/sciconf/
Concurrent with the CALFED Science Conference, the Water Education
Foundation is hosting its "Northern California Water Facilities & Fisheries
Tour" on 4-6 October. The tour extends the length of the Sacramento Valley
from Sacramento International Airport to the Trinity River; the cost is
$575.00 which includes transportation and lodging. For more information,
go to: www.water-ed.org
2:12/11. PFMC SUBMITS AMENDMENT 13 ON BYCATCH OF
PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH PLAN TO NMFS: On 22 September,
the National Marine Fisheries Service announced in the Federal Register
that the Pacific Fishery Management Council ((PFMC) has submitted
Amendment 13 to its Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for
Secretarial review. "Amendment 13 is intended to make theFMP consistent
with Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) bycatch provisions, to increase flexibility in the
annual management measures framework to manage for protection of
overfished and depleted stocks, and to remove outdated and unused limited
entry permit endorsements."
Comments on Amendment 13 must be received by 21 November and
should be sent to either Darma Darn, Acting Administrator, Northwest
Region, NMFS, Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Seattle, WA
98115-0070; or Rebecca Lent, Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS,
501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213.
Copies of Amendment 13 and the Environmental Assessment/ Regulatory
Impact Review (RIR) are available from the Pacific Fishery Management
Council; visit the PFMC's website at: www.pcouncil.org
2:12/12. PRESIDENT CLINTON TO IMPOSE FISHING
RESTRICTION ON JAPAN FOR WHALING VIOLATIONS;
FOREIGN FISHING TO BE REOPENED IN U.S. WATERS?: In a 13
September press conference, U.S. Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta
announced a number of economic sanctions against Japan for its continued
violation of whaling limits set by the International Whaling Commission.
Secretary Mineta formally certified, under the Pelly and Packwood-
Magnuson Amendments, that Japan's actions are undermining international
whaling protections. At the Secretary's request the White House issued a
Presidential Directive that the Japanese government will now be denied
future access to fishing rights in U.S. waters. The US mackerel and herring
fisheries are doing well, and are likely to be reopened soon for foreign
vessels. Under the directive, Japanese vessels will be completely
disqualified from fishing in US waters. Other economic sanctions are also
available and under discussion. For the text of the President's Directive see:
http://www.noaa.gov/whales/clinton.htm. For a full text of Secretary
Mineta's speech see:
http://osecnt13.osec.doc.gov/public.nsf/docs/E3AB7E1B0E0BFE958525695
9006E7F05
According to a report in the 14 September, Energy & Environment
Newsline, Japan took nearly 100 whales this season in the northwestern
Pacific, including 43 Bryde's, 40 minke, and 5 sperm whales. Despite the
threatened sanctions, Japan announced it would resume whaling again in
April. Norway, meanwhile has taken, as of 31 August, 487 minke whales
out of their "quota" of 655 animals for this year. This is down from last
year's catch of 589 whales.
What was of particular interest in President Clinton's 13 September
directive, is the indication that the U.S. may allocate fish within the U.S.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to foreign fleets for the first time in over a
decade. The species involved are Atlantic herring and mackerel, that were
recommended for foreign fishing by the New England and Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Councils. For more information, visit the E&E website
at: www.eenews.net
2:12/13. COMMENTS SOUGHT ON U.S. CODE OF CONDUCT
FOR RESPONSIBLE AQUACULTURE: No it is not an oxymoron. The
National Marine Fisheries Service is seeking comments for the development
of its Code of Conduct for Responsible Aquaculture. Comments are being
accepted through January 2001 with a Final Code of Conduct expected to be
published by January 2002.
The United Nation's Food & Agriculture's (FAO) Code of Conduct for
Responsible Fisheries is being used as a reference. The proposed rule,
however, would only cover the U.S. EEZ (from 3-200 nautical miles) even
though most aquaculture operations occur either inland or within coastal
waters. Under the proposed rule, the states therefore would retain
jurisdiction over aquaculture operations within 3 miles of shore. To date,
aquaculture operations have been responsible for pollution, habitat
destruction, the spread of disease to wild fish and shellfish populations and
the introduction of exotic species into the wild. There is also concern that
open cage or aquaculture operations not totally enclosed could also release
genetically modified fish into the wild if fish farmers begin utilizing
transgenic stocks in their operations. Comments or questions can be
directed to either Colin Nash at: colin.nash at noaa.gov or Edwin Rhodes at:
edwin.rhodes at noaa.gov For more information, go to:
www.earthisland.org/map/map.html
2:12/14. MONSANTO SEEKS TO SHAPE GMO DEBATE BY
PLACING "ITS SCIENTISTS" ON ADVISORY AND OVERSIGHT
PANELS: With the news of the development of genetically-modified
salmon that may soon serve as broodstock for salmon aquaculture
operations in North America and elsewhere (see Sublegals, 19 May 00, 28
Apr 00, 14 Apr 00, 3 Mar 00), comes word now that one of the largest
corporations involved with development of genetically modified organisms
(GMOs), the U.S.-based Monsanto Corporation, is involved in a global
campaign to promote genetically-modified foods by influencing which
experts get on international scientific committees. The news was released
by GeneWatch UK from a leaked confidential Monsanto memo that the
multinational company was seeking to promote its views through
supposedly independent scientists and gaining influence with key decision
makers in government departments in developing countries.
Monsanto's 10-page internal report, headed "company confidential,"
summarizes the activities of its Regulatory Affairs & Scientific Outreach
teams for May and June 2000. It describes developments in the regulation
of genetically-modified crops in 20 countries worldwide and Monsanto's
efforts to influence them. The countries include: Japan, Bulgaria, Thailand,
Mexico, Brazil and Korea as well as the U.S. and the European Union (EU).
For more information, contact the Council for Responsible Genetics, at
(617) 868-0870.
In the meantime, the 1 September issue of Science (p.1447) reports that
GMO scientists are seeking to unite and are launching a new journal to
promote transgenic crops. The new publication, to be produced by Elsevier,
will be titled, Environmental Biosafety Research, and is expected to be
launched early next year. For more on the article, go to the Science
webpage at: www.sciencemag.org
2:12/15. WASHINGTON STATE DRAFT PLAN ON
ELIMINATION OF PERSISTENT TOXICS RELEASED, HEARINGS
SCHEDULED: Two years ago, the Washington Department of Ecology set
a national precedent by announcing an initiative to eliminate "Persistent
Bioaccumulative Toxic chemicals (PBTs)" such as dioxins, mercury and
pentachlorophenol, all known to affect both humans, as well as fish.
PCFFA has been involved in efforts to reduce of eliminate the presence of
industrial poisons in watersheds, dating back to the late 1970's when it
worked for the ban on the aerial application of the herbicides 2,4-D, 2,4,5-
T and Silvex over salmon watersheds in northern California. These dioxin-
bearing poisons were subsequently banned by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
The Washington Department of Ecology has just released its plan and
has scheduled five public meetings around the state to take comments. The
meetings have been scheduled beginning next week, 27 September through
12 October throughout the state. For more information on the PBT
initiative, visit the Washington Toxics Coalition website at:
http://www.watoxics.org or contact Bonnie Rice at: brice at televar.com,
(206) 632-1545, extension 18. Many PBTs have been implicated in salmon
declines, including disrupting fish reproduction, affecting their survival
ability and increasing overall salmon mortality. Many are used in
commercial agriculture.
2:12/16. IFQ MORATORIUM TO BE EXTENDED ANOTHER
YEAR?: News from Washington, D.C. indicates the current moratorium on
individual fishing quotas (IFQs) may be extended another year, although a
few Senators are still seeking exemptions for some fisheries. Senator Kay
Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) is apparently seeking an exclusion for red
snapper in the Gulf and Slade Gorton (R-WA) is seeking exemption for
blackcod and snow crab in Alaska. The leadership in both Houses and key
minority leaders, however, currently favor a one-year extension.
2:12/17. ARGO DEEP SEA PROBES LAUNCHED: The first of 3000
deep ocean data probes is being launched by the National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help weather forecasters and
scientists better understand the world's climates, including changes that may
be triggered by the melting of polar icecaps and global warming. The Argo
Ocean Profiling Network is an international effort to collect and share
information on the temperature, currents, and salinity of the world's oceans.
The U.S. has committed to providing at least one-third of the 3,000 float
network over the next three years. The buoys sink about 2,000 meters, then
gradually resurface, beam their data to global satellite networks, and repeat
the process, taking readings as they go. Some scientists fear that continued
melting of polar icecaps could disrupt massive deep ocean currents, greatly
affecting world climates as well as ocean biological carrying capacity (see
Sublegals 2:09/06). The data will be freely available. See the NOAA Press
Release at: http://204.193.246.8/public.nsf/docs/
BBE611A9D2C0E97F8525695F00517192.
2:12/18. U.S. RATIFIES TREATY TO LIMIT SHRIMP IMPORTS,
PROTECT SEA TURTLES: The Energy & Environment Newsline reports
that the U.S. Senate has ratified Thursday, 21 September, a treaty, titled the
Inter-American Convention for the Protection & Conservation of Sea
Turtles, to prevent the endangered animals from being taken in shrimp nets.
The treaty is in response to the 1999 ruling by the World Trade
Organization (WTO) against a U.S. law requiring shrimp imported into the
country to be taken only by nets using turtle excluder devices (TEDs), the
same as required of U.S. shrimp fishermen. Although a voluntary
agreement, the treaty is likely to be challenged again by Malaysia. The
treaty must be ratified by eight countries. Eleven countries signed the
treaty
for consideration in 1996, and five have fully ratified it: Brazil, Costa
Rica,
Peru, Venezuela and Mexico. The President must sign the treaty for full
U.S. ratification, which is likely. Ecuador is on its way, and Honduras is
close behind, sources say.
2:12/19. JOBS AVAILABLE: The following jobs may be of interest to
fishing men and women and others with fisheries or environmental
expertise:
POLICY ASSOCIATE - Save Our Wild Salmon is seeking an individual
for their Portland office to coordinate policy and legal projects for this
non-
governmental advocacy organization. Deadline is 30 September for
applications. For more information, go to: www.removedams.org
OUTREACH COORDINATOR - The Marine Fish Conservation Network
is seeking an individual to full-time work in its Washington DC office to,
among other things, maintain communications between member
organizations, recruit new members and maintain its website. For more
information go to MFCN's website at: www.conservefish.org
ASSOCIATE CONSERVATION FISHERIES SCIENTIST - The Wildlife
Conservation Society, New York, NY, is seeking an individual with a BS or
MS in fisheries science, marine science, marine policy or related field to
develop and execute a research and conservation program to advance the
conservation of marine fish in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. For more
information, e-mail: llauck at wcs.org
PROGRAM DIRECTOR - Save the Bay is seeking an individual to design
and implement the organization's advocacy campaigns and coordinate and
mentor five staff plus interns in its Oakland offices. For more information,
visit Save The Bay's website at: www.savesfbay.org/positions.html
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, MARINE CONSERVATION PROGRAM -
The Wildlife Conservation Society is seeking an individual with a PhD. in
fisheries science, fisheries biology, or related field to develop a seascape
approach to biodiversity conservation and fisheries management. For more
information, e-mail: llauck at wcs.org
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