Federal regulators compromise on cod crackdown
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Federal fish regulators found a middle ground
Wednesday that they hoped would avert a complete shutdown of fishing in
the Gulf of Maine and keep as many fishermen in business as possible
this year.
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Cutbacks sought in regional cod catch
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - In a move that could bring increased hardship to an
already struggling industry, a regional body that oversees fishing
issues from Cape Cod to northern Maine voted yesterday to recommend that
the federal government reduce substantially the amount of cod local
fishermen can catch.
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Feds declare Atlantic sturgeon endangered species
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The National Marine Fisheries Service is issuing a final determination to list the Gulf of Maine (GOM) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the New York Bight (NYB) and Chesapeake Bay (CB) DPSs of Atlantic sturgeon as endangered species under the ESA.
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Regulators cut cod quota by 15 percent
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Maine Public Radio reported Feb. 1 that the New England Fisheries
Management Council has recommended a 15 percent cut in the quota for
cod. The report said that would mean a reduction of between 6,700 and
7,500 metric tons of cod that can be harvested annually.
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Omega-3s tied to lower risk of heart arrhythmia
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(Reuters Health) - In a new study of some 3,000 older adults, those with the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood were 30 percent less likely to develop an irregular heartbeat over the next 14 years than peers with the lowest blood levels of omega-3s.
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