Adrian Grenier, Ted Danson Rock Oceana Hamptons Event
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On a beautiful beach evening in the Hamptons last weekend, Oceana held it second annual “Splash” event at the home of Margie and Michael Loeb. The backyard was filled with hundreds of true ocean lovers who want to protect our fragile aquatic environment.
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Artificial reefs provide shelter for fish
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Contrary to what many people seem to think, there are not fish all over the ocean. There are certain things that fish require, including a food source and some type of protection or shelter from bigger fish seeking to make them a food source.
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Oregon joins fight against shark finning
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Oregon is joining a national effort to end the shark fin trade.
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber signed bill HB 2838 Thursday, banning the sale, trade and possession of shark fins. The fins are often cut from a live shark, which is then tossed back in the ocean to bleed to death, drown or be attacked by other predators.
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Environmental groups sue federal government to block permit issued to Kona Blue fish farm
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HONOLULU — Two environmental organizations have sued the federal government to block a permit issued to a Big Island company aiming to grow amberjack or Hawaiian yellowtail at a farm in federal waters off the Big Island.
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NRDC proposes federal protections for alewives
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ELLSWORTH, Maine — A national environmental group is petitioning federal regulators to list alewives and blueback herring as a “threatened species” because of declining populations in other states along the Eastern Seaboard.
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