Tag: Commercial fishing and hunting

Scallop harvest to decline again this year, but still strong

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PORTLAND, Maine — Fishermen are harvesting fewer scallops off the East Coast as the population of the valuable shellfish appears to be on the...

US lobster fisheries anxious over upcoming whale protections

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PORTLAND, Maine — The profitable U.S. lobster fishery will soon have to contend with new rules designed to protect an endangered species of whale,...

Diners’ discarded shells help establish new oyster colonies

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PORT REPUBLIC, N.J. — Call it the seafood circle of life: Shells discarded by diners are being collected, cleaned and dumped into waterways around...

Tom Dundon now sole owner of Carolina Hurricanes

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Tom Dundon is now sole owner of the Carolina Hurricanes after buying out the remaining shares of the NHL club held...

Environmentalists sue over Florida wastewater reservoir leak

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Efforts to clean up a leaky reservoir that dumped tens of millions of gallons of potentially hazardous gypsum wastewater into...

US blocks seafood from Chinese fleet for mistreating crew

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government blocked imports of seafood Friday from the fleet of a Chinese company that authorities say forced crew members to...

Drone video shows endangered whales appearing to embrace

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WOODS HOLE, Mass. — Were these whales really hugging — or was it just a fluke? ...

Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast

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MONTEREY, Calif. — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California's beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed that leatherbacks — massive sea...