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Stellwagen fishing ban lacks critical backer |
| Environmental advocates are seeking help from Commerce Secretary John Bryson to advance a stalled proposal to study the effects of fishing on Stellwagen Bank by banning or limiting the enterprise on nearly 40 percent of the marine sanctuary. | |||
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Bullard applies for federal fisheries post |
| NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford's John Bullard is among the applicants for the position of Northeast regional administrator at the National Marine Fisheries Service, headquartered in Gloucester. The regional office's jurisdiction extends along the East Coast from Maine to North Carolina and its responsibilities include planning and implementing fishery management programs as well as the conservation of fish stocks and habitat. | |||
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Maine Department of Marine Resources contests federal shrimp gear mandate |
| ELLSWORTH, Maine — Though they already face reduced catch limits and fewer fishing days, some Maine shrimp fishermen might also have to use certain gear modifications when they trawl for the crustacean, according to officials. | |||
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Harvest restrictions now mean female crabs outnumber males in Chesapeake bay |
| BALTIMORE - Male crabs have their pick of mates in the Chesapeake Bay this year. | |||
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Catch share 'study' bid reunites old ties |
| It was back in 2004 that Jane Lubchenco — then an entrepreneurial scientist, now President Obama's administrator of oceans and atmosphere — was wooing the Intel founders' foundation to help finance one of her projects, a pan-university research organization known by the acronym PISCO. | |||
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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.
