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"FDA To Ban Sale of Raw Oysters From Gulf of Mexico" [1]

"Federal officials plan to ban sales of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico unless the shellfish are treated to destroy potentially deadly bacteria -- a requirement that opponents say could deprive diners of a delicacy cherished for generations."

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [5], 10/28/2009

Salmon Escapes from B.C., Scottish Farms Renew Controversy [6]

"The latest mass escape from a British Columbia fish farm has led to renewed calls from the New Democratic Party to change how the farms are run."
 

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [3]
International [7]
Source: Canadian Press [8], 10/27/2009

"Watching the Changes in Narragansett Bay for Half a Century" [9]

A trawl survey that has been conducted weekly for some 50 years in Narragansett Bay is finding profound changes in the composition of sea life there. Biologically, the news is bad. Despite huge investments in cleaning up the Bay, climate change seems to be the villain.

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [10]
Source: Providence Journal [11], 10/26/2009

"European Cod Stocks Collapsing" [12]

"Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts will prevent the disappearance of a species prized for centuries for its flaky white flesh."

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [3]
International [7]
Source: AP [13], 10/19/2009

"Critics Contest Dam Plan in Northwest" [14]

"The Obama administration’s new plan to show that salmon and hydroelectric dams can coexist along the Columbia and Snake Rivers is not all that different from the Bush administration’s old plan, according to critics who want a federal judge to rule against it."
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [15]
Source: NYTimes [16], 10/12/2009

"California 'Inventing New River' To Lure Salmon Back" [17]

Federal water managers open valves this week for an ambitious effort to restore salmon from the San Joaquin River.
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [3]
California [18]
Source: AP [19], 10/05/2009

"Scarcity of King Salmon Hurt Alaskan Fishermen" [20]

"Just a few years ago, king salmon played an outsize role in villages along the Yukon River....But this year, a total ban on commercial fishing for king salmon on the river in Alaska has strained poor communities and stripped the prized Yukon fish off menus in the lower 48 states."
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [21]
Source: NYTimes [22], 10/05/2009

"Bering Sea Pollock Survey Finds Fewer Fish Than Anticipated" [23]

"Government researchers have released data indicating that Alaska's Bering Sea pollock population remains low. ... The pollock fishery in the eastern Bering is the nation's largest commercial fish harvest by weight, and it is Alaska's most valuable fishery, worth nearly $1 billion annually."
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [24], 09/21/2009
April 26, 2010 to April 28, 2010

Third International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference [25]

Coastal Invaders Conference
Professional Meetings [26]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region: 
Canada [28]
National (U.S.) [4]

"New Northwest Salmon Plan Modifies Bush Approach" [29]

"Seattle -- Fisheries managers announced Tuesday that they would enhance but not significantly alter the government's current strategy for saving salmon from extinction in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest, drawing criticism from conservationists."
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [15]
Source: LA Times [30], 09/16/2009

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