Pew Experts RSS Feed. http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx <p>A Washington Post op-ed by Pew’s International Ocean Conservation director Karen Sack. The piece focuses on the environmental and economic costs of high-seas fishing and the failure of countries engaged in these operations to take appropriate action to protect the deep sea.</p> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:10:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899363928&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Karen Sack&WT.rss_a=Put the Brakes on Deep-Sea Fishing&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial <p>It's time to close the net on fishing "pirates" who threaten to undermine vital marine ecosystems, says Karen Sack, who highlights the scale of the problem of illegal fishing and calls on the international community to act.</p> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59237&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Karen Sack&WT.rss_a=Hooking the High Seas' Fishing 'Pirates'&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial <p>If you thought we saved the whales in the 1980s, think again. Although supposedly rescued by a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, they're still struck by ships, caught in discarded nets, poisoned by pollution and harassed by the booming noise of underwater oil and gas exploration.</p> Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56462&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Karen Sack&WT.rss_a=Leaders Offer Hope to End Whaling&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial <p>If you thought we saved the whales in the 1980s, think again. Although supposedly rescued by a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, they’re still struck by ships, caught in discarded nets, poisoned by pollution and harassed by the booming noise of underwater oil and gas exploration.</p> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56087&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Karen Sack&WT.rss_a=Did We Save the Whales? Japan Still Harvesting Thousands Annually&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx