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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: fishing

fishing stories: 46 news summaries

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Scientists Try to Save Bluefin

Fishing practices slammed as 'totally out of control'

Dec 24, 07 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Bluefin tuna can grow to three-quarters of a ton, traverse the Atlantic in less than a month, and are growing rapidly extinct—thanks to fishing practices that are "totally out of control," one US official said. Marine biologists who track Bluefin populations are finding their suggestions rejected by... More »

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conservation • Atlantic Ocean • tuna • fish • fishing • Gulf of Mexico

Japan Sends Mixed Signals
on Whale Hunt

It cites tradition but denies tribe's bid
to fish for salmon

Nov 24, 07 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Japan has a ready defense for its internationally maligned whale hunt: Whaling is integral to Japanese culture, embedded in the country's traditional diet, literature, and religion. Yet this argument looks questionable in light of the Japanese government's refusal to allow indigenous people to continue their traditional salmon fishing, writes Bruce... More »

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environment • Japan • whale • salmon • fishing • whaling • Japanese whale hunt

Jelly-cide: 100,000 Salmon Killed

Northern Ireland's entire stock destroyed in jellyfish attack

Nov 22, 07 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - An attack of killer jellyfish has wiped out Northern Ireland’s only salmon farm. More than 100,000 fish died in the seven-hour attack, causing estimated losses of $2.1 million, AFP reports. The 35-foot-deep wave of jellyfish covered 10 square miles. The mauve stinger normally prefers warmer Mediterranean waters... More »

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agriculture • Northern Ireland • salmon • fish • fishing • nature • jellyfish

US Laborers Work Hard for the Money

New UN report says Americans more productive than peers

Sep 3, 07 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Labor Day is a well-deserved rest for Americans, as a new UN report shows US laborers work longer, harder, and get more done than their counterparts worldwide. The average US worker produces the most wealth, raking in $63,885 yearly, followed by Irish laborers at $55,986. Only Norway beat... More »

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China • technology • agriculture • Belgium • Japan • European Union • France • United States • labor • Norway • Luxembourg • fishing • US productivity • manufacturing

Putin's Russian Undressing

On Siberian fishing trip, Prez celebrates Olympic bid by showing off Grecian pecs

Aug 14, 07 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin purged his shirt yesterday during a fishing jaunt in southern Siberia. The Russian president was celebrating the International Olympic Committee's election of Sochi, a Black Sea resort, to host the 2014 Winter Games. With him was Monaco's Prince Albert II—coincidentally enough a member of the International Olympic... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Siberia • Sochi • Black Sea • fishing • Prince Albert II • Monaco • 2014 Olympics • Yenisey River • International Olympic Committee

Snakehead Shake Up Fishermen

Invasive species could be ecological disaster or next big thing in angling

Jul 8, 07 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's ugly, it's mean, and it's seductively hard to hook. The Snakehead fish, a native of East Asia and recent immigrant to the Potomac River watershed, has divided those wary of its potential environmental impact and those who see it as the next big thing in sport fishing. Some entrepreneurial... More »

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environment • fish • fishing

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