Fish & Fisheries

"Ted Turner, A Media Mogul Who Tried To Repair The Land"

"Ted Turner built a media empire, then turned much of his wealth and attention toward land, wildlife, clean energy, and conservation. His vast private landholdings became working examples of restoration, from bison herds and native trout to longleaf pines and red-cockaded woodpeckers."

Source: Mongabay, 05/08/2026

European Firms Reflag Ships To Tap Indian Ocean Tuna Quotas, Report Finds

"The European fishing fleet has long been a powerhouse at catching tuna, with a fleet of massive vessels known as purse seiners that can hold as much as 4 million pounds (1.8 million kilograms) of fish at a time. Dozens of them roam the Indian Ocean, fishing for skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna destined for cans on grocery store shelves."

Source: AP, 05/07/2026

Endangered Whale Protections May Be Delayed Until 2035 Under Trump Plan

"For roughly 380 right whales left in the North Atlantic, which can die after getting tangled in fishing ropes or hit by ships, the Trump administration said this month it wants to delay new protections by almost a decade in favor of commercial fishing interests."

Source: AP, 05/06/2026

"Republicans Had an Earth Day Plan to Limit Species Protections. It Flopped."

"House Republicans had big plans for Earth Day this year: They would pass a bill to narrow protections for endangered species that they had long seen as federal overreach. It didn’t work out that way."

Source: NYTimes, 04/24/2026

"A New Bureau Will Oversee Both Offshore Drilling and Seabed Mining"

"The Trump administration is creating a new office that critics say could weaken the environmental oversight of oil drilling and seabed mining in territorial waters." "The new federal office will undo a change made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Critics say it could reduce environmental oversight."

Source: NYTimes, 04/24/2026

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