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GET INVOLVED

‌”Photo Courtesy of  NOAA” (NOAA Ocean Exploration & Research, 2018)

Numbers of the Species are Decreasing Day by Day

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Natural mortality rates for the species very between 14-22% each year (Marine, 2019). This rate is before the habitat destruction, death by prawn traps, pressure-related mortalities and other methods of population decrease. The state of these rockfish is precarious, and we must act to save them. 

RAISE AWARENESS

During the early years of bocaccio's life, it resides along the shallow shoreline in a habitat of rocky reefs and kelp beds. These intertidal rocky habitats near beach shores are vulnerable to disturbance and destruction by curious beachgoers such as YOU. RAISE AWARENESS to close off certain areas of public beach that are a threat to the habitat of bocaccio. By doing so, will be able to preserve the inland rockfish habitat and give young rockfish a better chance to make it through adulthood.

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Overfishing has resulted in the bocaccio becoming classified as critically endangered in the Puget Sound area. By being a bystander, contributing to bottom trawling fisheries, and supporting the shrimping business, YOU are contributing to the extinction of the bocaccio rockfish. Stand up against commercial fishing and fight for the right for bocaccio to live!

 

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“Photo courtesy of wikimedia.org” (Tewy, 2006)

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

  • Stop buying and consuming commercially caught bocaccio

    • Don't consume endangered species; all endangered species are in critical condition, and in need of recovery, by avoiding consumption of them you can play your part in helping the bocaccio's recovery

    • Download the Seafood Watch App (QR code) or visit their website to learn what seafood is fished or farmed in ways that have the lowest impact on the environment 

  • Never contribute to fisheries who use bottom trawling 

    • Limit or stop your shrimp consumption! Every action makes a difference.

    • Look into the companies you support and make sure their methods aren’t destroying habitats

  • Contact the National Ocean and Air Administration (NOAA) and persuade them to expand trawl-free zones in the Essential Fish Habitat

  • Review the Bocaccio Rockfish Recovery Plan

    • Self-educated on threats and possible ways that you are contributing to rockfish endangerment​

    • Reach out to Federal Agency Programs such as the NOAA, USGS, and EPA, and urge them to push for more extreme measures on rockfish recovery programs.

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