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fishing stories: 46 news summaries

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Candidates Go Hunting (Not Each Other) in Field & Stream

McCain, Obama declare their love for the outdoors in nature mag

Sep 17, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain will talk fishing and hunting in the October issue of Field & Stream magazine. (Coincidentally or not, the cover feature implores readers to “Find Your Bull,” the Swamp notes.) In the interview, both candidates profess to be big fans of the outdoors,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Arizona • Montana • fishing • nature • hunting • outdoors • Field & Stream

(AP) - About four out of 10 freshwater fish species in North America are in peril, says a major study by US, Canadian, and Mexican scientists. And the number of subspecies of fish populations in trouble has nearly doubled since 1989, the new report says. One biologist called it "silent extinctions"... More »

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environment • pollution • fish • fishing • extinction

Overfishing Could Force You to Hold the Anchovies

UK conservation society puts briny salad-topper on ever-growing list of fish to avoid

Sep 4, 08 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anchovies have made a list of "fish to avoid," the Guardian reports—and not for their salty pungency, but because overfishing has left stocks at unsustainable levels. The UK’s Marine Conservation Society—which ranks fish after assessing biology, stock status, and the impact of the farming or... More »

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fishing • North Sea • sustainability • overfishing • fishery • Marine Conservation Society • monkfish • anchovy

For Fishermen, Lead Poses
Bait Debate

Toxic weights
divide commercial, recreational anglers

Aug 22, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - As conservation efforts have boosted the fish's population levels, competitive fishing for striped bass has become a thriving sport in Massachusetts. The fish’s importance to both commercial and recreational fishermen is bringing a controversial baiting tactic into renewed dispute. The Wall Street Journal examines “yo-yoing,” which uses... More »

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Massachusetts • fishing • fishermen • striper • striped bass

Glossies

 Bluefin Tuna Tricked
 Into Spawning

Australian aims to overcome fish shortage by simulating breeding grounds

Aug 17, 08 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A seafood entrepreneur thinks he can solve the world's bluefin tuna shortage by making the fish feel frisky, Time reports. German ex-pat Hagen Stehr, the baron of a $230-million Australian seafood empire, is simulating the tuna's breeding grounds in a hatchery—a "fishy virtual reality" with 14 hours of... More »

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endangered species • environmentalism • tuna • fishing • sushi • food industry • overfishing

Trawler Dumps Endangered Fish, Sparking Eco-Outrage

Vessel jettisoned 80% of its catch to comply with EU rules

Aug 14, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Film of a British trawler dumping 10,000 pounds of dead fish caught in Norwegian waters back into the sea has outraged Norway as well as environmentalists, the Guardian reports. The boat dumped nearly 80% of its catch, including cod and other endangered fish, to comply with EU quotas. Conservationists... More »

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United Kingdom • Norway • fish • fishing • fishing boat • overfishing

Fears Mount Over
Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'

Only Dolly kept oxygen-free area from becoming largest ever

Jul 31, 08 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are  increasingly concerned about the growing "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, an oxygen-poor mass of water that cannot sustain most sea life, which now covers 8,000 square miles, nearly the largest ever. Created by fertilizer runoff from the Mississippi, the zone would be even bigger... More »

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ocean • fishing • fertilizer • oxygen • Gulf of Mexico • ocean habitats • Hurricane Dolly • dead zone

Blue Crab Disappearing
From Chesapeake Bay

Longtime fishermen lament lost way of life

Jul 18, 08 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Overfishing and water pollution have put the Chesapeake Bay's signature blue crab on the brink—along with fishermen who have long depended on it. Stocks are down 65% since 1990, the AP reports, as officials in Maryland and Virginia struggle to enact a patchwork of laws to reduce the harvest,... More »

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environment • fishing • Baltimore • Washington, DC • overfishing • blue crab • Chesapeake Bay

Overfishing Oceans Leads
to 'Rise of Slime' 

Depleted stocks
throw ecosystems
out of whack

Jun 21, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Overfishing results in more than just the depletion of one species—it can mean the degradation of entire ecosystems. As the populations of large, predatory fish such as sharks and tuna decline, their prey flourishes, with sometimes-devastating results. The Christian Science Monitor looks at the problem of the world's increasingly... More »

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environment • ocean • fish • fishing • environmental impact • environmental damage • overfishing

 Alaskan Salmon Sick of Climate Change 

Scientists blame global warming for 'white spot disease'

Jun 14, 08 7:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alaskan king salmon are getting sick, and experts have named a culprit: global warming. Marine ecologists say that a rise in "white spot disease" is tied to a 3-decade trend of higher temperatures in the Yukon River, the Los Angeles Times reports. With cold-temperature barriers melting, parasites and... More »

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Alaska • global warming • disease • salmon • fish • fishing • parasite

 Ocean Sharks Face Extinction 

Study finds severe effects of intentional, unintentional fishing

May 22, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ocean sharks are threatened with extinction, with 11 species designated “high-risk” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and five more also in danger. Sharks are dwindling from intentional fishing, which targets them for their meat and fins, and “bycatch” fishing that lands them in nets meant... More »

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endangered species • shark • ocean • fishing • extinction • threatened species • fishing ban

 Ocean Dead Zones Expanding 

Climate-related trend mirrors causes of past massive extinction

May 2, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The inhospitable oxygen-starved layers of the oceans, once relegated to the deep sea, are now encroaching on coastlines, reports the Los Angeles Times. The dead zones, linked to global warming, have moved up into continental shelves, a study in Science says. They interfere with commercial fishing and entice predators that... More »

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climate change • global warming • ocean • fishing • oxygen • ocean habitats

 Greenpeace Wages Tuna Wars 

Group goes after 'plunderers' wiping out Pacific stocks at unsustainable rates

Apr 23, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's tuna stocks are in danger, and Greenpeace is taking matters into its own hands, reports the Times of London. Faced with little action from regulators and boosted by success in tackling Japanese whalers, activists have vowed to continue to "interfere" with boats they say are plundering... More »

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Greenpeace • environmentalism • Pacific Ocean • tuna • fishing

 Naked Truth in Cheney Shades? 

The web wonders if the VP is looking at a naked woman rather than fly fishing

Apr 11, 08 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man who famously shot his hunting partner may have another leisure-sport scandal on his hands—this time involving the image of a naked woman. Bloggers are obsessively analyzing a close-up photo released by the White House of Dick Cheney fly fishing, because of racy image that appears to be... More »

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blogosphere • Dick Cheney • weird • nudity • photography • fishing

Claws Célèbre: Maryland Plans Pinch on Crab Harvest

Drastic measures proposed to halt decline of Chesapeake crabs

Apr 10, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Faced with the lowest catch in decades, Maryland is taking steps to help stem the blue crab's decline. Tough measures are being proposed that would cut the harvest of female crabs by up to 40%, the Baltimore Sun reports. The state says urgent action is needed to stop the Chesapeake... More »

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Maryland • fishing • Virginia • fishing ban • crab

 Pacific Salmon Season in Peril 

Incredibly low stocks prompt action from federal agency

Mar 12, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A shortage of salmon in the waters along the Pacific coast has driven regulators to consider a ban on salmon-fishing this season, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Pacific Fishery Management Council has never recommended canceling the season before, and about 1,000 commercial fishermen could see their livelihood devastated... More »

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California • salmon • fish • fishing • Oregon • harvest • National Marine Fisheries Service • fishing ban • Pacific Fishery Management Council

Fewer Sharks, But More Attacks

Growing human presence in water will keep encounters rising, scientists say

Feb 27, 08 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Shark populations are way down, but attacks on humans are up, LiveScience reports. There were 71 shark attacks worldwide in 2007, continuing a four-year upswing, says shark expert George Burgess, although populations of the fish have shrunk 50% during the past 20 years. Even so, as human populations expand rapidly,... More »

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beach • shark • ocean • fishing • shark attack • shark population

Trawling Scars Ocean Floors

'Most destructive' common fishing method destroys underwater ecosystems

Feb 20, 08 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists can now see the destruction caused to the ocean floor by bottom trawling in satellite photos, LiveScience reports. The pictures show huge plumes kicked up from the ocean's bottom as fishing nets dragged along the floor wreak havoc on undersea ecosystems. "Bottom trawling is the most destructive of... More »

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ocean • fishing • bottom trawling • Marine Conservation Biology Institute • American Association for the Advancement of Science • SkyTruth • seabed • ocean habitats

Oceans Get Gloomy Report

Global warming, pollution, fishing all affect marine life

Feb 15, 08 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 40% of marine ecosystems are being dramatically altered by a combination of pollution, fishing, and global warming, researchers warn in a new study. In fact, no area of the ocean remains unaffected by human activity, reports National Geographic. The biggest problem is global warming, which not only changes... More »

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pollution • global warming • ocean • fishing • North Sea • ocean temperature • East China Sea • South China Sea

Mediterranean Fishermen Find There's A Catch

As supplies dwindle, livelihoods at risk—and so are some species

Jan 16, 08 12:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Over-fishing is threatening the many species that fill the Mediterranean Sea—not to mention the livelihoods of local fishermen and the diets of the region's populace—but having 21 countries to deal with makes it difficult to wrangle out an agreement that would give stocks a chance to recover, the... More »

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fish • fishing • Mediterranean Sea

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