Ban on long-line commercial fishing may be lifted / Restyled hook won't spare sea turtles, opponents contend 
By Glen Martin US Source: sfgate 8/5/2005

Marine conservationists say the West Coast's last sea turtles could be wiped out if federal agencies decide to overturn a ban on long-lining, a form of commercial fishing that has killed hundreds of thousands of turtles over the past 20 years.
 

The National Marine Fisheries Service, a subsidiary agency of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, banned long-lining for swordfish off the California coast in 2004 after concluding the practice was destroying sea turtles -- especially leatherbacks, huge marine reptiles sometimes exceeding a ton in weight.

 
Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
4326Agriculture minister refutes accusations about Animal Healthcomoxvalleyrecord2012-06-05US
4327Survey: Most Ohio Voters Worry About Invasive Fishfox82012-06-05CA
4328Leaping sturgeon injures woman in Suwanee Riverjacksonville2012-06-05US
4329Why ‘River Monsters’ still rules reality televisionhollywoodsoapbox2012-05-29US
4330Otsego angler facing jail time, possible $3,000 finehometownsource2012-05-29US
4331Pacific Bluefin Tuna Carrying Fukushima Radioactivity To California CoastUnderwatertimes2012-05-29US
4332Rare encounter between 2 wild, shrieking lynx caught on videoCBC News2018-05-21CA
4333Caught on cam: Dramatic river rescue at Little Qualicum Fallsctvnews2020-12-14CA
4334Rescue crews save man from raging Little Qualicum River waterspqbnews2020-12-13CA
4335Some Green Groups Oppose Lower Snake River Dam Removal PlanAssociated Press2021-03-27US
4336Minnesota, Wisconsin DNR Tackle Invasive Carp on MississippiAssociated Press2021-03-31US
4337Rhode Island Moves up Start of Trout Fishing SeasonAssociated Press2021-03-28US
4338North Carolina man found dead in river after jumping in to save sonFox News2021-03-24US
4339Canadian Coal Company Pays $60M for Environmental Damage Associated Press2021-03-29US
4340Behind the scenes at the Fish Hospital at Atlantis DubaiCNN2021-03-22SA
4341Biofluorescent fish documented in the Arctic for the first timeupi2021-03-18US
4342Is your fish a fake? How to spot seafood fraud and what to do if you're suspicioustheguardian2021-03-15UK
4343“Rock Snot” Invasive Algae Found in Delaware River, Threatens Trout Fishingnbcnewyork2012-04-30US
4344Florida in invasive fish fightupi2012-05-01US
4345Salmon poacher becomes first person to be convicted on evidence from underwater camerasdailyrecord2012-04-18UK
4346N.S. salmon farm told to destroy all fishCBC News2012-04-26CA
4347It's The Bowl That Makes Goldfish Stupid; Fish Brains Adjust To Meet Environmental Needsunderwatertimes2012-04-25FI
4348Young fisherman, 13, reels in huge fish that weighs 46.9lbs and is as big as himdailymail2012-04-24UK
4349Salmon farms 'polluting' lochs in Scotlandbbc2012-04-20UK
4350Yellowfin tuna is enormous (427.9 pounds), but no recordpetethomasoutdoors2013-04-16MX

220 221 222 173 of [223 - pages.]