Our marine work is aimed at preserving the biological integrity of marine ecosystems and primarily focuses on efforts to curb overfishing, reduce bycatch and prevent the destruction of marine habitat.

In the first thorough review of ocean policy in more than a generation, the Pew Oceans Commission in 2003 released a host of recommendations aimed at guiding the way in which the federal government will manage America’s marine environment in the years ahead.

Some of these recommendations included improving the management of the nation’s commercial fisheries, establishing networks of marine reserves in coastal waters, increasing the involvement of the Army Corps of Engineers in environmental restoration, applying strong environmental standards to fish farms and regulating the discharge of waste by cruise ships.