Tuesday, March 13, 2012

River Herring Protected

River herring and shad in the Atlantic Ocean will now be federally protected.  River herring by catch in commercial mid water trawlers has been viewed as a significant impediment to the recovery of river herring stocks, this ruling potentially addresses the issue.  River herring being a key link in oceanic food webs being used as one justification for this ruling is also pretty significant.  Read the article its pretty enlightening.