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PSO Exposed: Industry Fighting Ocean Protection |
Despite the eco-friendly name, the PSO is an industry group that is undermining state, federal, and local efforts to protect fragile marine life. The organization, funded largely through the American Sportfishing Association, is a front for out-of-state trade associations, foreign and U.S. fishing gear manufacturers, and other special interests.
Among its prime funders are the foreign fishing equipment manufacturer Shimano (which also makes bicycle equipment), the National Marine Manufacturers Association, and the American Sportfishing Association.
Despite their phony environmental friendly image making, these groups have a long track record of opposing balanced proposals to protect ocean life. They’ve also have strongly backed anti-environment candidates to undermine state and federal ocean protection laws and cozied up with the then-Bush Administration and anti-environment legislators to torpedo common-sense measures to make sure our oceans are healthy. But even that wasn't extreme enough: they then turned around and tried to gut the Bush Administration's minimal ocean protection measures. |
PSO backers:
Now they say they want to “put the brakes” on implementation of California’s effort to save our fisheries and marine life. (www.keepamericafishing.org/). They’re pressuring legislators and are engaged in a million dollar misinformation campaign to protect their profits. |
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