Working with NOAA, New York officials seek to identify the best locations for wind farms with an eye to protecting commercial shipping and fishing as well as ecological niches.
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Tracking Antarctic Krill as More Is Harvested for Omega-3 Pills
Fishing companies are increasingly drawn to the Southern Ocean, where the krill population is one of the least exploited.
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Green Blog: Marine Invaders, Coming to a Coast Near You
Nemesis, a new Web site introduced by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, tracks the spread of hundreds of invasive coastal species.
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Green Blog: A Shellfish Ban Off Long Island
No clam fishing will be allowed in part of Hempstead Bay because of state concerns about water quality.
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Green Blog: In Marine Wildlife Preserves, a Balancing Act
Bangladesh is creating two dolphin preserves, in a country where officials say wildlife conservation will have to be balanced with the demands of a growing human population.
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Cod Fishermen’s Alarm Outlasts Reprieve on Catch Limits
Fishermen and federal officials are grappling with bleak prospects in the cod industry.
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National Briefing | New England: Maine: Emergency Plan Would Limit Cod Fishing
Fishermen from Cape Cod, Mass., to northern Maine would have to reduce the amount of cod they catch under an emergency proposal by the New England Fishery Management Council.
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National Briefing | New England: Maine: A Record Haul of Lobster Last Year
The state fisheries commissioner announced that Maine’s lobstermen last year harvested more than 100 million pounds of lobster, the biggest catch ever.
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Green Blog: When Marine Mammals Become Food
Rising human consumption of marine mammals in tropical regions poses a threat to animals like the dugong, which is similar to a manatee, and the Atlantic humpback dolphin, researchers write.
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In Mackerel’s Plunder, Hints of Epic Fish Collapse
The fate of the jack mackerel in the southern Pacific may foretell the progressive collapse of fish stocks in all oceans.
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