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Press Releases

Federal Survey Shows Steller Sea Lion Population Continues to Improve (11/16/09) NEW
MCA Supports Council Action to Close Arctic (2/5/09)
MCA Urges Adoption of Scientists’ Recommendation for Pollock (12/8/08)
Sea Lion Counts Stable in Eastern Aleutians, Gulf of Alaska (11/18/08)
MCA Supports Scientific Approach to Setting Catch Levels (11/12/08)
Bycatch Reduction, Marine Debris addressed by MCA at the American Fisheries Society in Ottawa (8/14/08)
Fishery Review Provisions Enhance Environmental Analysis and Strengthen Public Participation, MCA Says (8/11/08)
MCA Supports Scientific Approach to Setting Catch Levels (12/10/07)
MCA Renews Support for Young Fishermen’s Summit Check Presented for December Summit in Anchorage (10/9/07)
International Agreement to Protect Arctic Fisheries (10/22/07)
MCA/University of Alaska Report Highlights Progress Toward Ecosystem Sustainability in Fish Management;
Best practices for Future (7/24/07)
MCA Backs Closure of Arctic Waters Precautionary approach warranted given pace of Climate Change (6/12/07)
MCA Applauds Council Action to protect Northern Bering Sea Habitat Additional 130,000 Square Miles Closed to Bottom Trawling (6/11/07)
Proposed Oceans 21 Bill Confounds Oceans Conservation Efforts, MCA Warns (4/23/07)
Fisheries Group Calls for Science-Based Approach to Address Climate Impacts (3/22/07)
New Publication: Changing Ocean Conditions led to Decline in Alaska’s Sea Lion Population (3/22/07)
MCA Supports Recommendations to Improve Ocean Conservation (2/15/07)
MCA Applauds President's Signing of Strengthened Fishery Bill into Law (1/12/07)
The Marine Conservation Alliance Responds to Delay in HR 5018 Vote (9/8/06)
Congressional Action Needed To Strengthen Fishery Conservation (9/7/06)
Designation of Northern Right Whale Critical Habitat (6/30/06)
New Federal Report: Fisheries More Sustainable: Alaska / North Pacific, Home to America’s Largest Fisheries, Have No Overfished Stocks (6/27/06)
Alaska Leads Nation in Bycatch Reduction, Accountability (6/1/06)
Guide Says NYET to Right Whale Encounters: Whale Avoidance Guide Translated into Russian (4/5/06)
House Fishery Bill Strengthens Science, Conservation, Public Process MCA Applauds Proposed Rewrite of Magnuson Stevens Act (3/28/06)
MCA MSA Stevens Bill Release (11/05/05)
MCA North Pacific Right Whale (10/5/05)
MCA on NOAA Stock Status Report (8/31/05)
MCA MSA Strengthen Role of Science in Fishery Management (7/8/05)
MCA Supports Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee Report (MPA FAC) (6/10/05)
MCA Press Release on North Pacific Council --Essential Fish Habitat (2/10/05)
MCA -NFI Support President's Ocean Action Plan (12/10/04)
MCA Welcomes Final U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Report (9/20/04)

MCA Speaks Out

 MCA to CEQ Marine Spatial Planning Framework (2/12/10) NEW
MCA Comments on Interior Subsistence Review (12/31/09) NEW
Opinion. Are killer whales the culprit that's causing sea lion trouble in western Alaska? (10/15/09) NEW 
MCA Comments on the Inter Agency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report  (10/15/09)  NEW
Marine Conservation Alliance Testifies at Senate Hearing (KMXT Audio) (8/22)
MCA Testimony on Arctic Policy before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Homeland Security Subcommittee (8/20/09)
MCA Comments to the Interagency Oceans Policy Task Force (8/18/09)
MCA Comments on NOAA's Proposed Rule on Marine Mammal Protection Act List of Fisheries (8/10/09)
MCA Arctic FMP Comments to NMFS (7/24/09)
MCA Comments on HR 21 (6/16/09)
MCA Comments on Best Available Science Guidelines (MSA National Standard 2) (12/17/08)
Christian Science Monitor Opinion. How Alaska keeps its seas from being overfished (11/10/08)
MCA Comments on Proposed Rule for National Standard 1 (overfishing) (9/22/08)
MCA Dave Benton Testimony on International Fisheries Issues (4/3/08)
MCA Submits Comments on Proposed MSA-NEPA Rule (8/11/08)
An oceans bill that reaches into the breadbasket (6/9/08)
Marine Protected Area (MPA) Revised Draft Framework Comments (5/15/08)
MCA Comments on Steller Sea Lion Scoping for SEIS (4/21/08)
Testimony of David Benton before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee on International Fisheries: Management and Enforcement (4/3/08)
MCA Comments on EFP Proposed Rule (4/4/08)
MCA Comments on NOAA Fisheries Habitat Program (1/11/08)
Approach Arctic fishing with caution (11/14/07)
MCA Addresses The Agreement for the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) (11/2/07)
MCA Comments on Limited Access Privilege Programs (9/27/07)
Not the Abyss (11/7/06)
MCA Comments on Northern Right Whale Critical Habitat (1/3/06)
MCA Comments on Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Report (9/26/05)
Fisheries best served when stakeholders backed by strong science (7/17/05)
Alaska rises to the challenge of being a good steward for ocean resources(7/17/05)
MCA Testimony on Magnuson Stevens Act Reauthorization Hearing, Kodiak (7/8/05)
The Washington Times "Fisheries management" (6/12/05)
MCA Comments on Marine Mammal Protection Act 2005 List of Fisheries (3/4/05)

MCA in the News

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 State's ocean heroes recognized (1/28/10) NEW
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 Pollock catch set at lowest level in decades (12/12/09) NEW
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 More Tanners for Kodiak and AK Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing Dec. 3 (11/3/09) NEW
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Research for Arctic development called out of date (8/27/09)‏
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Research finds higher ocean acidification off Alaska that could threaten fishing industry (8/24/09)
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 NY Times Editorial.  A Real Fish Story (8/23/09)
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LA Times.  U.S. bans expanded commercial fishing in the Arctic (8/20/09)
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 Arctic holds both promise and challenges (8/18/09)
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 KIAL: New MCA study shows economic impact of Alaska's fishing industry (1/22/09)
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 Pollock debate wages before federal fisheries council (12/14/08)
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 Bush fights to loosen fishery rules(12/9/08)
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 Greenpeace airs TV ad targeted at pollock fishery (12/2/08)
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 Greenpeace puts pollock fishery in its cross hairs (12/2/08)
Seattle fleets would feel impact if Pollock harvest reduced next year (11/14/08)
Catch limit for Bering pollock set to dive (11/14/08)
Fishery council proposes closing northern waters Arctic leaders support barring commercial fishing from region (10/30/08)
Bering Sea salmon bycatch is dropping (8/31/08)
Film crew features Kodiak for ecological fisheries program (Kodiak Daily Mirror, 7/7/08)
Preserving Arctic Fisheries Before Harvesting Them (Scientific American 4/29/08)
USAToday. Eco-friendly fishing (12/14/07)
In Alaska, fishing industry drives marine conservation: An interview withDave Benton of the Marine Conservation Alliance (7/24/07)
YOUR VIEW: They held a concert, now what? (7/12/07)
Climate change has affected cod fisheries (6/18/07)
Federal fisheries panel draws the line for bottom trawling (6/17/07)
Fisheries panel limits bottom trawling in the Bering Sea (6/11/07)
Seafood industry group urges attention to climate change (2/18/07)
President Bush signs fisheries law (1/13/07)
N.J. fishermen catch a break with new law (1/13/07)
Election could impact fishing (11/7/06)
Giving science a voice in managing our fisheries (6/29/06)
Whales soon safer on both sides of Bering Sea: Guide to help protect right whales being printed in Russian (4/10/06)
Fairbanks Daily News Miner Fisheries bill introduced by Young offers fewer restrictions (3/31/06)
KDM Young, Stevens back different versions of fisheries management bill (3/30/06)
NOAA Lauds MCA Right Whale Placards (2/1/06)
Bipartisan plan aims to revamp U.S. fisheries law (12/13/05)
Report on commercial fishing: 25% of catch wasted (12/1/05)
Stevens' bill deserves state's support (11/21/05)
Fishermen to Help Save Alaska Whales (10/6/05)
Meeting highlights fisheries, despite lack of fishermen ... MCA testifies. (7/11/05)
Don Young in town next week for fishery meetings ... MCA to Testify (6/30/05)
International Herald Tribune "Conservation can be good for business" (3/21/05)
Washington Times " Bush's Ocean Plan" (12/26/04)

Newsletters:

 MCA Currents Newsletter May 2008 (5/22/08)
MCA Currents Newsletter November 2007 (11/5/07)
MCA Currents Newsletter July 2007 (6/25/07)
MCA Currents Newsletter February 2007 (2/15/07)
MCA Currents Newsletter October 2006(10/31/06)
MCA Currents NewsletterJuly 2006(7/30/06)
MCA Currents Newsletter April 2006(4/22/06)
MCA Currents Newsletter January 2006(1/22/06)
MCA Currents Newsletter October 2005 (10/25/05)
MCA Currents Newsletter July 2005 (7/12/05)
Spring 2004 (.pdf)
Winter 2004 (.pdf)
Fall 2003 (.pdf)

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