Fish & Fisheries

"Klamath Tribes and Feds Exercise Water Rights"

"GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Tens of thousands of acres in Oregon's drought-stricken Klamath Basin will have to go without irrigation water this summer after the Klamath Tribes and the federal government exercised newly confirmed powers that put the tribes in the driver's seat over water use — a move ranchers fear will be economically disastrous."

Source: AP, 06/11/2013

"U.S. Advisory on Mercury in Fish Tied Up at Health Department"

"Updated federal advice on mercury levels in fish appears to have stalled within the U.S. department of health, frustrating scientists and advocacy groups who argue that exposure to mercury may be dangerous at lower levels than previously thought."

Source: Reuters, 05/16/2013

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