New Ecosystem-based Approach Provides Hope
HONOLULU, HI – Applying a newly developed, ecosystem-based approach to species conservation, the Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today announced a proposal to add 48 species found only on the island of Kauai to the federal endangered species list and designate critical habitat. This new approach, undertaken by the U.S. [...]
October 6, 2008 | Posted in
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The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) signed the permit for the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP) on Sept. 9. The plan covers more than 1.1 million acres, 27 species and the habitats and ecological processes on which those species depend.
“This is a great example of how effective species [...]
September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Marine recreational anglers caught more than 468 million fish in 2007, down slightly from last year’s historic high of 475 million fish, but still the second highest recreational catch total in the last ten years.
The overall number of fish caught and kept also declined slightly, from 214 million to196 million fish, according to NOAA’s Fisheries [...]
July 21, 2008 | Posted in
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