Marine Conservation Alliance

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Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA)

Nonprofit
Industry	seafood coalition
Founded	2001 Alaska
Defunct	3 November 2019
Headquarters	4005 20th Avenue W Ste 115 Seattle, WA 98199 & 2 Marine Way, Suite 227 Juneau, AK 99801
Website	marineconservationalliance.org

The Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA) is a

Alaska fisheries.

After its initial formation, MCA worked to address regional fisheries management issues and promote science-based fishery management practices. Alaska produces more than half the United States' seafood and MCA looks for practical solutions to conservation concerns to promote long term ocean health, sustainable fisheries, and the communities that depend on them. The organization works with Alaska fishery participants and communities to educate them about regulations and laws that affect Alaska's fisheries such as the reauthorization of the

, and regulations to address Endangered Species Act issues. Today, MCA is working on issues including habitat protection, catch shares, bycatch, and Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning.

In 2003, MCA created a

to track, coordinate and fund the disposal or marine debris which washes up on Alaska shores. MCAF has removed over 1.9 million pounds of debris from Alaska beaches so far.

MCA was recognized for its conservation work with the 2008 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Sustainable fisheries Leadership Award for Coastal Habitat Restoration, and most recently, MCA was awarded the 2010 Alaska SeaLife Center's Award for Stewardship and Sustainability at the Alaska Marine Gala in Anchorage. This award^[2] was created to recognize outstanding achievements in marine focused media, industry, research, education and resource management.

Articles

• The Media is the Message Pitchengine.com
• Thanks for Cleaning Up the Coasts Juneau Empire
• Commercial fisheries pack a $6 billion impact in Alaska Alaska Journal
• Alaskan fisheries ninth-largest in the world FIS.com
• A Real Fish Story New York Times
• Global warming spurs commercial fishing moratorium Seattle Times
• Aleutian Images Wavelength Magazine Online
• MCA Receives Alaska Ocean Leadership Award Seward Phoenix Log
• Scientists: Fishery Closure Needed for Sea Lions Associated Press
• 2007 Interview with MCA's Dave Benton Mongabay.com

See also

• Overfishing

External links

• Marine Conservation Alliance
• Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation
• NOAA - Marine Debris

References