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Fishermen are Helping to Keep Oceans Healthy
Written on:July 30, 2009
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Recreational fishermen are helping the government reel in information on the health of the ocean and its ecosystems. This role is likely to become even more important as efforts increase to restore and protect our oceans. A new initiative, called the Marine Recreational Information Program, or MRIP, is improving the way the government estimates how many people are fishing, how often, and what’s being caught. “Catch and effort” figures, as…
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Tags:caring for oceans , Ecosystems , marine recreational information program
Tags:caring for oceans , Ecosystems , marine recreational information program