Leave some fish for sea lions - and for the future

When Canadian policy makers ignored the warning signs about declining cod populations, the resulting collapse put 40,000 fishermen out of work and caused far-reaching changes to the ecology of the northwest Atlantic. Today, the same thing appears to be happening in Alaska, where millions of pounds of pollock are being taken from the sea by factory trawlers each year. Because of pollock's importance as food for everything from endangered Steller sea lions to humpback whales, the recent declines in pollock populations are causing many animals to go hungry.

It's not too late to prevent the collapse of pollock stocks, and to avert disaster for fishing communities as well as the Bering Sea ecosystem - and YOU can help.

Take Action

Tell the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council to regulate factory trawlers and mandate that amount of pollock caught in 2009 must be cut in half and marine reserves must be established to protect critical habitats.