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2013/05/18 04:32
2013/05/18 04:32
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This could be a banner year for the return of alewives to the North Shore. Although we are still early in the run, all indications are that the work being done by a host of different governmental...
2013/05/18 04:32
2013/05/18 04:32
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2013/05/18 01:29
2013/05/18 01:29
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Two people aboard a 20-foot boat near Ketchikan had their voyage terminated by the U.S. Coast Guard Thursday, following the discovery of several safety and fishing violations aboard. U.S. Coast Guard...
2013/05/17 02:40
2013/05/17 02:40
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Suit Filed Over Fisheries Observer Program A small cruise line with ties to the conservation community in Southeast Alaska has filed a lawsuit over the federal fisheries observer program, saying that...
2013/05/17 02:40
2013/05/17 02:40
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Arctic Council Adds Six Observer Seats Peter Granitz, APRN – Washington DC The Arctic Council – the association of the world’s polar countries – has agreed to grant observer status to six non-Arctic...
2013/05/16 20:10
2013/05/16 20:10
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WASHINGTON - May 16 - Attacks against independent monitors of U.S. fishing fleets more than doubled between 2007 and 2011, according to official figures posted today by the Association for...
2013/05/16 19:57
2013/05/16 19:57
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As many as several hundred adult endangered winter-run Chinook salmon have been discovered in a shallow freshwater canal in California's Central Valley near Willows, where federal officials said...
2013/05/16 13:23
2013/05/16 13:23
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BOSTON — A sweeping new study concludes that climate change is putting global fish stocks on the move. Published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, the study (PDF) shows that for 40 years now,...
2013/05/15 23:08
2013/05/15 23:08
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Roy Crabtree and the National Marine Fisheries Service claimed fairness for shortening the snapper seasons in rogue states that refuse to comply with federal rules in state waters. Although the Gulf...
2013/05/15 21:37
2013/05/15 21:37
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For more than two decades, the Goleta Slough’s naturally closing mouth has been regularly re-opened to the ocean by tractors from the County of Santa Barbara’s Flood Control District to stop the...
2013/05/15 19:57
2013/05/15 19:57
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Since January, undernourished sea lion pups have been washing ashore, overwhelming regional rescue centers in Southern California. Now, it finally seems as though the strandings may be declining....
2013/05/14 23:50
2013/05/14 23:50
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday it will consider dialing back commercial fishing restrictions in the western Aleutian Islands that were put in place to...
2013/05/13 18:59
2013/05/13 18:59
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BEAUFORT — Carteret County has gone on record against a federal proposal to designate area beaches as critical habitat for nesting sea turtles. The county Board of Commissioners approved a resolution...
2013/05/11 17:34
2013/05/11 17:34
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Marine mammal predation on angler-hooked salmon has been worse than ever -- so bad, in fact, most anglers have quit fishing during the traditional peak of the run. The blubbery slaughter was...
2013/05/10 21:28
2013/05/10 21:28
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Driftnetter to be cut up, not used for target practice The high seas driftnetter Bangun Perkasa will never fish or float again, and it won't be going down in a blaze of gunfire. "We're going to cut...
2013/05/10 16:49
2013/05/10 16:49
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As the country celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, Sandhills residents have the chance to see how well the act has worked in person. The North Carolina Sandhills...
2013/05/09 03:46
2013/05/09 03:46
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MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- Monterey County supervisors gave their OK for the largest dam removal project in state history. The San Clemente Dam is eighteen miles from the coast in the Carmel...
2013/05/09 00:31
2013/05/09 00:31
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Between January 1 and March 31 of this year, over 1,300 malnourished sea lion pups have beached themselves on the shores of California. This figure exceeds the yearly average by over 1,000 percent....
2013/05/08 03:45
2013/05/08 03:45
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A 10 year old Galveston County boy has turned his very unusual hobby into a helping hand for science. His name is Hunter Stevens but his family and friends call him "SharkBoy." Hunter and his father...
2013/05/03 22:00
2013/05/03 22:00
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Every dogfish may soon have its day – whether they want to or not. More of the pesky nuisance fish may soon wind up in fish and chips wrappers thanks to a pending increase in the annual dogfish...
2013/05/03 22:00
2013/05/03 22:00
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Just as big eat the little fish in the sea, Cape Cod’s fishing fleet is being swallowed by larger pockets that are buying the available quota of cod and other catch. Can the small family-owned boats...