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English Channel–“Scraping the Barrel” for Finfish
C. Coimbra Photo Staff Report FRISCO — The English Channel is all but fished out, leaving fishermen scraping the bottom of the barrel in their quest for a commercial haul. Sharks, rays, cod, haddock...
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Illegal Fishing Claimed in Gulf Waters
It seems that every week brings another story of U.S. Coast Guard or other maritime law enforcement giving chase to foreign fishermen who have snuck into U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico to fish...
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Gulf of Maine’s Prize Seafood Leaves for Cooler Seas
FRIENDSHIP, Maine — Imagine Cape Cod without cod. Maine without lobster. The region’s famous rocky beaches invisible, obscured by constant high waters. It’s already starting to happen. The culprit is...
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USA Fisheries “Recovering”
Inspired by a recent post by Grist, Neptune 911, agrees, let’s share the good news about our oceans, as opposed to the constant stream of news that gets, well, it gets depressing sometimes. Vox...
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Report Exposes China’s ‘Shady’ Fishing Industry
Reporting on international fishing can often feel like investigating organized crime. Everyone knows how things are run, but the truth is obscured by shell companies, back-door dealings, and plausible...
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Seafood Piracy Impacts Sustainability Efforts
Americans eat more seafood than just about anyone else. Most of it is imported from abroad. And a lot of it — perhaps 25 percent of wild-caught seafood imports, according to fisheries experts — is...
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Acidic Waters Hostile to Shellfish
WALPOLE, MAINE — In the icy waters of midcoast Maine, Bill Mook has his eyes on his oysters – and how the waters they need to survive are gradually, but clearly, changing. Down the coast near Portland,...
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Technology Looks to Reduce “Pirate” Fishing
Washington—The Pew Charitable Trusts launched groundbreaking technology today that will help authorities monitor, detect, and respond to illicit fishing activity across the world’s oceans. The...
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Fishery Sustainability vs. Native Alaskans
When you buy a McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich, you might notice the little blue label that tells you the fish you’re about to eat is certified as environmentally sustainable. That sounds like good...
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Concerns for Increased Global Fish Consumption
C. Coimbra photo If we keep pulling fish out of our waterways at this rate, we’re going to run out of fish. The Guardian has revealed that due to vast overfishing, nearly 90 percent of global fish...
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