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Healthy New York Oceans Tied To Our Economy

January 30, 2009

Posted by Sarah Chasis in Living Sustainably , Reviving the World's Oceans

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beachclosings, bycatch, economy, EPF, fisheries, newyorkfisheries, NYOGLECC, oceanfunding, overfishing, shipping

Yesterday, New York State took an important step toward the protection of  ocean resources that are so crucial to the state's environment and economy. The New York Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Council, which is made up of  nine...continued

Bush's New Marine Monuments: The Good, the Bad and Next Steps

January 6, 2009

Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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bottomtrawling, bush, coral, deadzones, fishing, janelubchenco, marianas, marinatrench, marinenationalmonument, marineprotectedareas, marinereserves, marinesanctuaries, NOAA, obama, oceanmanagement, oceanpolicy, oceans, overfishing, pacificremoteislands, roseatoll, sonar, whales

Today President Bush is announcing his creation of 3 new national marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean totaling 195,000 square miles - the Marianas, Pacific Remote Islands and Rose Atoll National Marine Monuments. In doing this the President took an...continued

Sarah Chasis
Sarah Chasis
Senior Attorney and Director, Ocean Initiative
New York
Sarah Chasis is a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC). She...
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