Oceans (Main Page)
Helping Fishermen and Fisheries Rebuild, Recover and Renew
Our Oceans team helps restore fisheries to abundance and protect important places in the ocean. We work to:
- Make catch shares management the standard for U.S. fisheries
- Give consumers the tools to select healthy, eco-friendly seafood
- Protect important ocean habitat
Our Accomplishments and a Look Ahead in 2010
Catch Shares Net
Oceans and Fishermen in Crisis
Fisheries are depleted and fishermen are losing their jobs. Catch shares are the way forward.
EDFish: Our New Blog
EDFish is the new voice of our Oceans program. Hear from staff on all things oceans and share your ideas.
Seafood Selector
Top 10 Seafood Choices
Use our list of fish that are good for you and the ocean.
- Seafood guide: Eco- and health alerts help you find a fish.
- Sushi guide: Best and worst choices.
- Printable pocket guides: Seafood [PDF] and sushi [PDF].
- Mobile phone version: Use our list on the go.
Listen to Our Expert on NPR
Scientist Tim Fitzgerald shares tips — for example, why Chilean seabass and bluefin tuna are worst seafood choices.
Acknowledgment
Environmental Defense Fund acknowledges the extraordinary generosity of Anita Goldner, a devoted environmentalist, whose estate supports our Northeast Oceans Program.
A deep dedication to teaching, coupled with a passionate commitment to charitable causes, defined the life of college professor Anita Goldner. Raised in Queens, New York, Anita was an associate professor of mathematics at Framingham State College. She was active in social justice causes, animal welfare and environmental protection.
Anita passed away in 2005. She was an active member of EDF for almost 30 years and she remembered EDF in her will. Anita’s generous legacy gift to EDF will help us restore fisheries and fish populations from New England to the Mid-Atlantic States.
