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Giant tuna fetches record $396,000 in Tokyo |
| A giant bluefin tuna fetched a record 32.49 million yen, or nearly $396,000, in Tokyo on Wednesday, in the first auction of the year at the world’s largest wholesale fish market. | |||
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Calif. company recalls 4,300 lbs. of frozen fish |
| WASHINGTON—A California company has recalled several thousand pounds of frozen capelin because of fears the fish is contaminated with bacteria that could cause life-threatening botulism. | |||
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EUROPEAN UNION: Oceana strictly opposes subsidies for the construction of new fishing vessels |
| Re-flagged EU fleet activities in developing countries lack transparency and operate outside EU fisheries laws or official Fisheries Partnership Agreements. | |||
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U.S.-Canada Agreement Law: What does it mean for the fishing industry? |
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WASHINGTON – Dec. 21 (Saving Seafood) - U.S. Fishing industry interests and their supporters on Capitol Hill praised House approval today of the International Fisheries Clarification Act as a boon to Northeast fishing industry by allowing fairer regulation of domestic catch limits in waters shared with Canada. In the works since 2006, the bill will allow regulators to negotiate higher catch limits with Canada for domestic fisherman under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The result will be better management of certain fish stocks - including Georges Bank yellowtail as well as cod and haddock - that are fished by U.S. and Canadian interests in waters along the Northeastern United States. Although the bill directly affects only the regulation of groundfish, scallopers are expected to benefit as well. Because they live together on the ocean bottom, it is not generally possible to catch scallops without taking some yellowtail. With less-restrictive maximum catch levels on yellowtail, scallopers will have greater ability to harvest scallops. |
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EU officials meet to discuss fishing quotas |
| BRUSSELS—European Union nations are trying to find ways to protect fish stocks in once-bountiful fishing grounds in the Atlantic but without killing off fishermen's jobs. | |||
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
