Healthy marine fisheries and their habitats deserve our concern and attention. A 2019 report from the United Nations provided the first-ever global scientific consensus on the health of the ocean, and the picture is grim. Without dramatic action, our marine fisheries and habitats – and saltwater fishing – have a tough road ahead. But it’s not too late to make a difference. At Tomorrow's Fish, we believe it is the angler’s responsibility to advocate for the solutions that will allow ocean fisheries to thrive over the long term.

POLICY SOLUTIONS

ADDRESS KEY THREATS TO SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

  • Give managers the tools they need to adapt to the impacts of climate change climate in the oceans

  • Protect wild fish populations from industrial finfish aquaculture

  • Improve habitat protection and increase habitat restoration

RECOVER IMPERILED & OVERFISHED SPECIES

  • Implement the conservation requirements in the Magnuson-Stevens Act

  • Extend proven conservation requirements to fisheries managed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

  • Recover wild salmon and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest

MANAGE FOR ABUNDANT RECREATIONAL FISHERIES

  • Manage for abundance in US recreational fisheries

  • Ensure forage fish are managed in a way that acknowledges their role as a food source

  • Improve the accuracy, timeliness, and compatibility of data collection in recreational fisheries