Testing Chicago Fish Opens Door Into Big National Story
By MIKE DUNNE
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Eastern States Warn on Fish Consumption
Eight eastern states warned against over-consumption of rockfish, bluefish, and other popular Atlantic Ocean species because of PCB contamination.
Source: Baltimore Sun, 06/05/2009
Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization
Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture
THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, $26
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Shad Struggle for Comeback in James River
American shad are struggling with little success to make a comeback in Virginia's James River. Historically abundant, this "founding fish" disappeared for years because its spawning was blocked by dams.
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, 05/28/2009
Cumulative Ocean Impacts Mapped Off U.S. and Mexican Shores
Researchers from California and Hawaii have analyzed 25 factors and developed a map that reflects the relative cumulative magnitude of their effects on the waters extending for about 250-350 miles off the shores of Washington, Oregon, California, and the Baja Peninsula.
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Judge Mulls Breaching Snake River Dams
"Federal officials, who have spent much of the last decade 'avoiding their obligations under the Endangered Species Act,' need a contingency plan to save the endangered fish, the judge says."
Source: LA Times, 05/20/2009
Bringing a Fish Back from the Brink
A million year old cycle of fish migration almost came to an end in the waters off of the nation’s capital. But a monumental conservation effort has brought the American Shad them back from the brink.
Source: Environment Report, 05/14/2009
"The Unnatural History of the Sea"
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Overfishing: New Research, Reports, and Legislation
Overfishing is far greater than ever realized.
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Wild vs. Hatchery Issue Clouds Salmon's Fate
A federal judge in Oregon told the National Marine Fisheries Service on Sept. 10, 2001, to either define a genetic difference between wild and hatchery fish or reconsider protecting the wild fish under the Endangered Species Act.
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