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Restrictions on boaters proposed to protect Everglades seagrass
May 18, 2009 |
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Concerned that powerboats are tearing up seagrass in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park has proposed a range of possible restrictions on boaters to protect a vast, shallow estuary that supports sea turtles, fish and clouds ...
High human impact ocean areas along US West Coast revealed
May 11, 2009 |
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Climate change, fishing and commercial shipping top the list of threats to the ocean off the West Coast of the United States.
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California tries to stop quagga mussels
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Mar 21, 2008 |
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Several California communities are banning recreational boats on inland waterways to keep out invasive quagga mussels.
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 ...
Juvenile bluefin tunas can dive to depths of more than 1000 meters
Sep 30, 2009 |
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According to the AZTI-Tecnalia researchers, the first estimations of the geographical location of the recovered tag revealed that this fish had undertaken migrations between the Azores and Portugal during the winter, later ...
EU OKs tougher penalties for illegal fishing
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The European Union agreed Tuesday on tougher penalties to counter illegal fishing, considered a major cause of the depletion of fish stocks in European waters, particularly of prized cod and bluefin tuna.
Australia bans fishing in Sydney Harbor
Jan 23, 2006 |
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Commercial fishing has been banned in Sydney Harbor because of high dioxin levels and recreational anglers have been warned not to eat their catch.
Scientists conduct shark survey off US East Coast
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Sandbar, dusky and tiger sharks are among dozens of shark species living in the coastal waters off the U.S. East Coast. Little is known about many of the species, but a survey begun nearly 25 years ago is helping scientists ...
Ocean's fiercest predators now vulnerable to extinction
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Feb 17, 2008 |
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The numbers of many large shark species have declined by more than half due to increased demand for shark fins and meat, recreational shark fisheries, as well as tuna and swordfish fisheries, where millions of sharks are ...
Researchers measure health effects of Chicago's waterways
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health are conducting a study to determine the health effects associated with recreational activities such as boating, canoeing, kayaking and fishing on ...
Fishermen contest plans for Calif. ocean reserves
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- There's nothing pacific about the ocean off Southern California these days. A battle over how to establish marine reserves along the coast has roiled the waters with the competing interests of environmentalists, ...
Look-alike sturgeon may get protection
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Good news for shovelnose sturgeon may be bad news for this region's commercial fishermen, who sell them to make caviar.
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