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California League of Conservation Voters launches SomethingsFishyAboutPSO.com

Posted by: Maven on July 31, 2009 at 8:21 am

From YubaNet.com:

“The California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) today launched a statewide campaign and Web site (www.somethingsfishyaboutpso.com) that unmasks the “Partnership for Sustainable Oceans” (PSO), an industry front group that is raising more than $1 million from foreign and national fishing equipment manufacturers, boat makers, and Washington, D.C.-based trade associations to torpedo California’s efforts to protect depleted fisheries and marine life off the Pacific coast. CLCV is the non-partisan political arm of California’s environmental community.

“Like the now-defunct Tobacco Institute, the PSO, despite its eco-friendly name, is nothing more than a front group for the fishing industry and boat manufacturers that are more interested in its short-term profits than the long-term health of California’s fisheries and marine life,” said CLCV president Warner Chabot. “Its misinformation campaign about the science of marine protected areas, and hefty campaign contributions from its backers to anti-environment candidates in California show this industry group’s true colors.” …”

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July 31, 2009 · Filed Under Oceans & Beaches

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