The Atlantic wolffish populations of the U.S. Atlantic Ocean waters are in such trouble that they should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. And the time to act is now, before the determination is made.

Trouble comes to Atlantic wolffish in many forms: habitat destruction by trawling and dredging, overfishing, stressors of pollution and the bioaccumulation of toxins and an inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms.

ESA listing will mandate the creation of a comprehensive ecosystem-based management plan for not only wolffish, but also for their ocean waters, the rocky bottom ecosystems and submarine deep canyon lands of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary they inhabit. Please sign the petition before the March 5 deadline!