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California coastal herring fishery to close |
| The commercial herring fishery on the California coast will be closed for the first time in history in response to historically low population numbers. | |||
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Alaskan a finalist for fisheries job |
| Arne Fuglvog, a former commercial fisherman who serves as a fisheries aide in Sen. Lisa Murkowski's Washington D.C. office, is a finalist to head up NOAA's Fisheries Service. | |||
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Rhode Island Sea Grant "Ocean in Motion 2009" Summer Community Lecture Series |
| The 2009 Summer Community Lecture Series is sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, the URI Cooperative Extension/Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, the R.I. Ocean Special Area Management Plan, and the participating libraries. For more information, visit seagrant.gso.uri.edu. | |||
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Surge in star fish population has observers puzzled |
| The five-armed creatures appeared by the thousands last Sunday at Scusset Beach State Reservation - spiny-skinned organisms so resilient that if one of their arms gets lopped off, it grows right back. | |||
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Fishery closure means less bait in RI |
| Charlie Brighton, owner of the F/V Kelsi & Morgan, landed 1.6 million pounds of baitfish last year. This year, with strict rules imposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service that effectively shut off groundfishing for federal permit holders effective May 1, Brighton said he won’t be catching bait anymore. | |||
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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.
