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    Report to Congress on Status of U.S. Fisheries

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    From Gravel Pits to Salmon Habitats

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Sustainability Facts

How do you know if the seafood you’re buying is sustainable? Fishery management involves regulating when, where, how, and how much fishermen can catch to ensure that they will be able to fish now and for generations to come. The United States implements a science-based fishery management system that helps to ensure that our nation’s fisheries are sustainably managed. U.S. fisheries are scientifically monitored, regionally managed, and legally enforced under a number of requirements, including ten strict national standards of sustainability, so consumers can feel confident that U.S. seafood is sustainably managed.

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Science Behind Seafood

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What happens during a comprehensive 16-day survey of the upper Northeast continental shelf? On the first survey of its kind, researchers focused on the physics, chemistry, and biology of the water column (pelagic zone). They collected data on plankton, fish, invertebrates, marine mammals, sea birds, sea turtles, nutrients, light levels, and currents—information that will be used for stock assessments, ecosystem status reports, satellite development, and offshore energy planning.

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