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In a landmark win for treasured marine life, California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1056 into regulation, formally phasing out the usage of set gillnets off California’s southern coast. These large, mile-long nets, anchored to the seafloor to catch halibut and white seabass, are infamous for killing numerous ocean species unintentionally.Sponsored by Oceana and the Useful resource Renewal Institute (RRI), and championed by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura), this regulation marks a turning level in ocean conservation. Over 100 species, together with sea lions, sharks, rays, and seabirds, are entangled and killed in these almost invisible nets yearly. With this vital new invoice, the destruction will lastly come to an finish.“California’s biodiverse underwater ecosystems are world-renowned and we should do our half to maintain it that means,” mentioned Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura). “In my district, the Channel Islands Biosphere Reserve is acknowledged by UNESCO as one of many final examples of pure Southern California coastal ecosystems.”Set gillnets have lengthy been banned in most of California’s waters, but they continued for use across the Channel Islands and in some federal zones till now.Greater than half of what set gillnets catch are thrown overboard as waste, together with sea lions, sharks, rays, and different species of fish. These waters are hotspots of marine biodiversity, latest surveys discovered over 11,000 species residing within the area.AB 1056 will make all gillnet permits non-transferable by 2027, permitting solely a one-time household switch. After that, the permits will probably be completely eradicated.California is proving as soon as once more that ocean safety is just not solely attainable, it’s important. It’s time for different areas and nations to comply with California’s lead. Gillnets must be banned worldwide.
In a landmark win for treasured marine life, California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1056 into regulation, formally phasing out the usage of set gillnets off California’s southern coast. These large, mile-long nets, anchored to the seafloor to catch halibut and white seabass, are infamous for killing numerous ocean species unintentionally.
Sponsored by Oceana and the Useful resource Renewal Institute (RRI), and championed by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura), this regulation marks a turning level in ocean conservation. Over 100 species, together with sea lions, sharks, rays, and seabirds, are entangled and killed in these almost invisible nets yearly. With this vital new invoice, the destruction will lastly come to an finish.
“California’s biodiverse underwater ecosystems are world-renowned and we should do our half to maintain it that means,” mentioned Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura). “In my district, the Channel Islands Biosphere Reserve is acknowledged by UNESCO as one of many final examples of pure Southern California coastal ecosystems.”
Set gillnets have lengthy been banned in most of California’s waters, but they continued for use across the Channel Islands and in some federal zones till now.
Greater than half of what set gillnets catch are thrown overboard as waste, together with sea lions, sharks, rays, and different species of fish. These waters are hotspots of marine biodiversity, latest surveys discovered over 11,000 species residing within the area.
AB 1056 will make all gillnet permits non-transferable by 2027, permitting solely a one-time household switch. After that, the permits will probably be completely eradicated.
California is proving as soon as once more that ocean safety is just not solely attainable, it’s important. It’s time for different areas and nations to comply with California’s lead. Gillnets must be banned worldwide.
