http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/putting-the-cart-before-the-horse-opening-closed-areas-isnt-worth-the-risk/ For a thriving New England Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:46:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 http://www.clf.org/blog/ocean-conservation/putting-the-cart-before-the-horse-opening-closed-areas-isnt-worth-the-risk/#comment-3022 Geraldine Horn Sat, 13 Jul 2013 09:53:10 +0000 http://www.clf.org/?p=16055#comment-3022 It’s good to know NOAA has a solid plan for helping fish adapt to climate change. Now, if only someone would tell NOAA. You see, while NOAA’s right hand says protect habitat to help fish adapt to climate change, the left hand has proposed to end protection for about 5,000 sq. miles of seabed habitat. Read the full story at the Conservation Law Foundation Analysis: In an analysis of the impact of climate change on cod stocks, (“On Cod, Climate, and Closed Areas,” 3/29) the Conservation Law Foundation’s (CLF) Peter Shelley argues that NOAA’s proposed modifications to areas closed to fishing in Georges Bank put the species at risk. But these updates are designed to better align the areas with the most current data and management goals. Maintaining the status quo, as CLF advocates, could actually work to the detriment of habitat protection.

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