Recent News

Press Releases

	MCA Supports Scientific Approach to Setting Catch Levels (12/10/07) NEW
	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 Comments on Steller Sea Lion Scoping for SEIS (4/21/08) NEW
	Testimony of David Benton before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee on International Fisheries: Management and Enforcement (4/3/08) NEW
	MCA Comments on EFP Proposed Rule (4/4/08) NEW
	MCA Comments on NOAA Fisheries Habitat Program (1/11/08) NEW
	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

	USAToday. Eco-friendly fishing (12/14/07) NEW
	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 (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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