Treehugger Tuesday

The Washington Post reports that the United States will be the first nation to limit catch size of all fish:

U.S. tightens fishing policy, setting 2012 catch limits for all managed species
By Juliet Eilperin
Published: January 8

In an effort to sustain commercial and recreational fishing for the next several decades, the United States this year will become the first country to impose catch limits for every species it manages, from Alaskan pollock to Caribbean queen conch.

Although the policy has attracted scant attention outside the community of those who fish in America and the officials who regulate them, it marks an important shift in a pursuit that has helped define the country since its founding.

Unlike most recent environmental policy debates, which have divided neatly along party lines, this one is about a policy that was forged under President George W. Bush and finalized with President Obama’s backing.

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