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A Herring Quota Debacle

17/10/09 20:32
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A proposal to cut the herring quota nearly in half for the next three years has the fishing fleet, as well as lobstermen (and women) from Maine to New Jersey, concerned. (Herring, a little too fishy for some palates, is a favorite for baiting lobster traps.) Read More...

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A bureaucratic mishmash

23/03/09 10:37
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Are you sure that's haddock you are eating? A new report out from the Government Accountability Office says seafood fraud is rampant, and cites a lack of coordination between the panoply of agencies charged with overseeing the fishing industry. Read the story from USA Today here. Read More...

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Crossing lines: Tuna and Somalia

16/02/09 22:17
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The Indian Ocean supplies nearly 25 percent of the world’s tuna, according to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission. But the recent upswing of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and surrounding waters, has negatively affected the region’s $6 billion industry, which saw a 30 percent decline in catches last year, reported the BBC. Read More...

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