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NOAA Fishery Advisers Have New Look

If you report for a coastal region where fisheries are important, it's a good time to investigate the membership makeup of your regional Fishery Management Council.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
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Mercury-And-Fish-Contamination Stories Dominate Recent Coverage

By MIKE DUNNE
The Chicago Tribune's series of mercury in seafood (see page 1) was not the only fish story in the news in the past several months. Stories about the safety of seafood ran across the United States and Canada.

Jerry Hirsch of the Los Angeles Times reported on Feb. 27 that shoppers who browse the seafood counters at Holiday Quality Foods' 19 grocery stores in rural Northern California find a new Safe Harbor brand, the nation's first line of low-mercury fresh fish.
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Testing Chicago Fish Opens Door Into Big National Story

By MIKE DUNNE
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries
Region:
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI)
Visibility:
Public
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Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization

Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture

THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, $26
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Fish & Fisheries
Economy & Business
Consumer
Disasters
Energy & Fuel
Environmental Studies
Food
Forests
Health
Government
Environmental Politics
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Public
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Cumulative Ocean Impacts Mapped Off U.S. and Mexican Shores

Researchers from California and Hawaii have analyzed 25 factors and developed a map that reflects the relative cumulative magnitude of their effects on the waters extending for about 250-350 miles off the shores of Washington, Oregon, California, and the Baja Peninsula.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change
Fish & Fisheries
Pollution
Water & Oceans
Region:
International
National (U.S.)
Northwest (OR WA)
California
Mexico
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Public
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"The Unnatural History of the Sea"

BookShelf

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BookShelf
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries
Water & Oceans
Rachel Carson Environment Book Award Winners
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Public
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Overfishing: New Research, Reports, and Legislation

Overfishing is far greater than ever realized.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Wild vs. Hatchery Issue Clouds Salmon's Fate

A federal judge in Oregon told the National Marine Fisheries Service on Sept. 10, 2001, to either define a genetic difference between wild and hatchery fish or reconsider protecting the wild fish under the Endangered Species Act.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries
Region:
Northwest (OR WA)
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Public
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TOOLBOX: Database on US Fish Disease

As of Sept. 21, reporters and citizens have access to substantial US Fish and Wildlife Service data on fish diseases in US waters.
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Fish & Fisheries
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Fish Farming Roundup

As populations of wild salmon decline and cans and slabs of farmed salmon proliferate on supermarket shelves aquaculture practices that help feed the demand for the fish are gaining attention.
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TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries
Region:
Canada
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)
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Publication Items

NOAA Fishery Advisers Have New Look

Mercury-And-Fish-Contamination Stories Dominate Recent Coverage

Testing Chicago Fish Opens Door Into Big National Story

Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization

Cumulative Ocean Impacts Mapped Off U.S. and Mexican Shores

"The Unnatural History of the Sea"

BookShelf

Overfishing: New Research, Reports, and Legislation

Wild vs. Hatchery Issue Clouds Salmon's Fate

TOOLBOX: Database on US Fish Disease

Fish Farming Roundup

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