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Commerce secretary approves Arctic fisheries plan
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nation's secretary of commerce has approved a plan that would prohibit an expansion of commercial fishing in the Arctic, at least until more is known about the area.
To manage a fishery, you must know how the fish die
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Recreational anglers and commercial fishermen understand you need good fishery management to make sure there will be healthy populations of fish for generations to come. And making good management decisions ...
Saving the creatures of the deep: A federal government plan aims to protect Florida's reefs before a precious ecosystem
Mar 05, 2009 |
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A few miles from the southeast Florida coast, at a depth of crushing pressure and frigid temperatures, lies an eerie world of snowy coral, undiscovered forms of life and rock towers thrusting through ink-dark water.
Researchers studying spiny dogfish, Gulf of Maine's mini shark
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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For such a small shark species, there seems to be super-sized confusion about its population status. But for researchers at the University of New Hampshire, one thing is clear - definite changes have occurred ...
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NOAA bans commercial harvesting of krill
Jul 13, 2009 |
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today published a final rule in the Federal Register prohibiting the harvesting of krill in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of California, Oregon, ...
Valuing ocean services in the Gulf of Maine -- New approaches for conflict resolution
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Feb 17, 2008 |
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Michael Fogarty, a NOAA biologist, says interactions among species, the effects of climate change, and the effects of human impacts such as harvesting are among the factors that need to be considered in moving toward an ecosystem-based ...
World interest in Australian fishery impact test
Oct 27, 2009 |
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An Australian method for assessing the environmental impact of marine fisheries has caught the eye of fishery management agencies worldwide.
Keep big fish in their small ponds -- or in the ocean, says research
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Nov 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Toronto analysed Canadian fisheries data to determine the effect of the "keep the large ones" policy that is typical of fisheries. What they found is that the effect of this ...
Study: Illegal fishing harming present and future New England groundfish fisheries
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Weak enforcement combined with fishermen facing serious economic hardships are leading to widespread violations of fisheries regulations along the Northeastern United States coast. This pattern of noncompliance threatens ...
King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty
Aug 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Yukon River smokehouses should be filled this summer with oil-rich strips of king salmon - long used by Alaska Natives as a high-energy food to get through the long Alaska winters. But they're mostly empty.
Researchers offer new theory for dogfish and skate population outburst on George's Bank
Feb 27, 2008 |
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New research by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory questions the long-held belief that a lack of predators and competitors was the primary cause for ...
Plan would ban U.S. commercial fishing in Arctic Ocean
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Federal fishery regulators Thursday approved an unprecedented plan to ban U.S. commercial fishing in the Arctic Ocean.
West Coast fishermen embark on new wave of fishing
Sep 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The West Coast groundfish fleet has struggled to stay afloat during major cutbacks to reverse long-standing problems with overfishing and to protect the seafloor from damage caused by bottom trawling ...
Salmon fishing season at risk in Calif.
Mar 13, 2008 |
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U.S. officials are considering canceling the 2008 salmon fishing season in California and Oregon because of a dramatic decline in salmon population.
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