Media Advisory: Industrial Herring Trawlers Threaten New England´s Waters

PORTLAND, Maine, May. 19 /PRNewswire/ --

New report exposes risk posed by mismanagement of large-scale fleet, proposes solutions

PORTLAND, Maine, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A report to be released Wednesday by the Herring Alliance (http://www.herringalliance.org) exposes a threat to New England's coastal waters that has gone largely unnoticed in recent decades: the mismanagement of the commercial Atlantic herring industry. The report, "Out of Balance: Industrial Fishing and the Threat to Our Ocean," details the pivotal role Atlantic herring play in the region's ecosystem and economy, and charts the growth of the industrial-scale herring fleet that jeopardizes the health of this key resource.

WHAT:

Representatives from the Herring Alliance, Earthjustice, and the National Coalition for Marine Conservation will host a tele-press briefing to discuss the report's findings and outline proposed solutions.

WHEN:

Wednesday, May 21, 11:30 a.m. EDT

WHO:

Peter Baker, Director, Herring Alliance

Roger Fleming, Attorney, Earthjustice

Pam Lyons Gromen, Executive Director, National Coalition for Marine Conservation

CALL INFORMATION:

Number - 800.351.4872

Password - herring

CONTACTS:

Dave Bard - 202.486.4426, dbard@pewtrusts.org

Kathleen Sutcliffe - 202.667.4500, ksutcliffe@earthjustice.org

The call is for credentialed media only.

A recording of the press call will be posted as an mp3 to http://www.herringalliance.org approximately three hours after the briefing ends.