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"Groups Urge State To Protect Last Wild Atlantic Salmon in US" [1]

"Maine is home to the last wild Atlantic salmon populations in the U.S., but a new push to protect the fish at the state level is unlikely to land them on the endangered list."

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Source: AP [7], 07/26/2021
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Heritage Committee Won't Place Great Barrier Reef On ‘In Danger’ List [8]

"The Great Barrier Reef will not be placed on a list of world heritage sites “in danger” after a global lobbying effort from Australia against the proposed listing."

Biodiversity [9]
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Fish & Fisheries [2]
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International [13]
Source: Guardian [14], 07/26/2021
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"US Fishermen Sound Alarm At Plans For Offshore Wind" [15]

"Fishermen say their concerns, from safety issues to how offshore wind will alter the ocean environment, aren’t being meaningfully considered by regulators".

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [11]
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Water & Oceans [12]
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Source: Guardian [17], 07/26/2021
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As Red Tide Grips Tampa Bay, Shrimpers Turn Their Nets Toward Death [18]

"Toliver and Jessica Tucker are used to the dark, oily water, the bulging eyes, the gray flesh decaying to a pulp in the city’s bayous. They have even become accustomed to the smell — God, the smell — of all the rotting fish in gruesome flotillas, victims of a toxic Red Tide in Tampa Bay."

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Source: Tampa Bay Times [23], 07/23/2021
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"Mysterious Blue Crab Shortage Spawns Big-Time Sticker Shock" [24]

"Crab cakes were the top seller for Clyde’s Restaurant Group, but the chain decided this summer to yank them off the menu after crab prices tripled."

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Source: E&E News [26], 07/22/2021
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"How Might Fish Farms Be Affecting Lobsters?" [27]

"Open-net pen Atlantic salmon aquaculture is big business on Canada’s east coast. Given the industry’s size, much has been studied and written about its effects on wild salmon. But how might fish farms be affecting other species in their vicinity—such as lobster? "

Fish & Fisheries [2]
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Water & Oceans [12]
Public [4]
Canada [28]
Source: Hakai [29], 07/20/2021
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Heat Could Kill Nearly All Young Salmon In Sacramento River: Officials [30]

"California officials are warning nearly all juvenile chinook salmon in the Sacramento River could die due to abnormally hot underwater conditions as heat waves continue to bake the West."

Biodiversity [9]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [4]
California [31]
Source: CNN [32], 07/15/2021
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"Mexico Abandons Fishing-Free Zone For Endangered Porpoise" [33]

"The Mexican government officially abandoned the policy of maintaining a fishing-free zone around the last 10 or so remaining vaquita marina."

Biodiversity [9]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
Mexico [34]
Source: AP [35], 07/15/2021
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"WTO Seeks To Land Big Prize After 20 Years Of Fish Talks" [36]

"Negotiators are hoping the World Trade Organization will on Thursday not only deal a major blow to overfishing after 20 years of trying, but in doing so also dispel doubts about its own usefulness."

Fish & Fisheries [2]
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Public [4]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [37], 07/14/2021
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