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"Spinning, Whirling Fish In South Florida Prompt Emergency Response" [1]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is launching what the agency described as an emergency response effort in south Florida after emerging reports of smalltooth sawfish spinning, whirling and displaying other abnormal behaviors."

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Natural Resources [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Source: Guardian [7], 04/03/2024
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"Iowa Official Finds Dead Fish In 50 Miles Of Fertilizer-Contaminated River" [8]

"State conservation officials have found no living fish in the East Nishnabotna River south of Red Oak — the result of a massive fertilizer spill at a farmers cooperative."

Agriculture [9]
Chemicals [10]
Disasters [11]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [13]
Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch [14], 04/01/2024
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"Water Companies In England Face Outrage Over Record Sewage Discharges" [15]

"Water companies in England have faced a barrage of criticism as data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and seas last year in a 105% increase on the previous 12 months."

Environmental Health [16]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Europe [19]
Source: Guardian [20], 03/28/2024
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Award-Winning Beat Reporting Highlights Legacy of Environmental Racism [21]

Top-flight regional reporting (and data analysis) that explored inequities between Black and white communities around Baltimore, Maryland, yielded journalist Scott Dance a wide range of stories — and a first-place prize in the most recent awards from the Society of Environmental Journalists. Dance, now on the climate desk for The Washington Post shares insights from the beat in the new Inside Story.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [9]
Climate Change [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [30]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
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Public [5]
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"Scientists Are Shedding Light on ‘Dark Vessels’ at Sea" [32]

"A recent study revealed just how much fishing activity is slipping under the radar, finding that roughly three-quarters of the world’s industrial fishing ships are not publicly tracked."

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [5]
International [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 03/25/2024
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‘Dangerous And Abusive’ Conditions In Indian Shrimp Industry: Report [35]

"Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls, so she and her husband headed to Costco’s frozen foods aisle. But when she grabbed a bag of farm-raised shrimp from the freezer and saw “Product of India,” she wrinkled her nose."

Agriculture [9]
Consumer [36]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [24]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Food [38]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [27]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [30]
Asia [39]
Source: AP [40], 03/22/2024
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33,000 Hours Of Harmful Seabed Trawling Revealed In Protected UK Waters [41]

"Industrial vessels suspected of using a harmful fishing method known as bottom trawling spent more than 33,000 hours in British marine protected areas last year, a new analysis of satellite data shows."

Biodiversity [42]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Natural Resources [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Europe [19]
Source: Guardian [43], 03/21/2024
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Fishers Who Catch Baby Eels For $2,000 A Pound Hope For Years Of Fishing [44]

"Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound basis - worth orders of magnitude more money at the docks than lobsters, scallops or salmon."

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [30]
International [33]
Asia [39]
Source: AP [45], 03/18/2024
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"Pebble Sues EPA To Revive Southwest Alaska Copper And Gold Mine Prospect" [46]

"The company behind the giant Pebble copper and gold mine project in Southwest Alaska filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to overturn its decision last year to halt the mine."

Environmental Politics [47]
Environmental Studies [48]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [3]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [30]
Alaska and Hawaii [49]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [50], 03/18/2024
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SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards $47,605 to Support Stories on the U.S. Clean Energy Transition [51]

The Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded $47,605 for 11 projects selected through the 2023-24 round of competition for stories on the U.S. Clean Energy Transition. 100% of the story projects focus on under-represented communities or share diverse perspectives on environmental issues.

Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [52]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [47]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Journalism & Media [26]
Natural Resources [3]
People & Population [27]
Pollution [12]
Technology [53]
Water & Oceans [4]
Wildlife [54]
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Public [5]
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