U.S. targets destructive ocean-fishing practices
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The United States will work with other nations and international groups to eliminate "destructive" fishing practices such as bottom trawling on the high seas, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Human activities are affecting every square mile of the world's oceans, according to a study by a team of American, British and Canadian researchers who mapped the severity of the effects from pole to pole.
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Norwegian scientists who explored the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean said Thursday their findings &#151; including what appear to be new species of fish and squid &#151; could be used to protect marine ecosystems worldwide.
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The United States will respond to the unprecedented international catastrophe caused by the tsunamis that engulfed nations on the Indian Ocean.
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By ALISON AULD  HALIFAX (CP) - A U.S. fisheries expert has slammed key findings contained in a recent report that captured international attention by predicting the collapse of all fish stocks by 2048.
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While the deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean has focused attention on that part of the world, great waves also pose a threat to the United States.
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By Ryan Burr, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Feb. 13--Mandatory reductions in red snapper catch, which recreation fishermen have fought and dreaded, likely will take effect later this month.
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Asia's fishery industry is awash with growth, opportunity and risk.
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The Bush administration wants to allow ocean farming for shellfish, salmon and saltwater species in federal waters for the first time, hoping to grab a greater share of the $70 billion aquaculture market.
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AKKARAPETTAI, India -- Surveying the ruins of his fishing boat, a bare-chested fisherman named Raja Krishnamurthy let out a deep sigh. Then, poking into corners of the mangled vessel, he began salvaging tools, chunks of rusted metal and broken fish storage boxes.
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The U.N. General Assembly urged nations Wednesday to consider temporary bans on high seas bottom trawling, disappointing scientists and some countries seeking an immediate halt to the destructive fishing practice.
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Recreational anglers may be responsible for landing nearly 25 percent of over-fished salt water species caught off US coasts, a study released on Thursday suggests.
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AGUA DULCE, Mexico  - The stench of rotten fish  and gasoline hangs over beached wooden boats and piles of dry  nets in the riverside fishing community of El Muelle on  Mexico's east coast.
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A leading environmental group called Friday for protection for the great white shark and humphead wrasse coral fish, whose numbers have plunged because of overfishing and China&#39;s growing appetite for exotic foods.
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Scientists witness vast swathes of marine life collapse in "dead zones" off the east coast of the US.
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Americans were cautioned about eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and nearly one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.
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Europeâs dinner tables are increasingly supplied by global fishing fleets, which are depleting the worldâs oceans to feed ravenous consumers.