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    Feb 22, 2011 |Story| Reuters

  1. Baby dolphin deaths spike along U.S. Gulf Coast

    Marine scientists are examining the deaths of 20 baby dolphins whose carcasses have washed ashore in Mississippi and Alabama this year, the bulk of them since last week, researchers said on Tuesday.
    Reuters
    Marine scientists are examining the deaths of 20 baby dolphins whose carcasses have washed ashore in Mississippi and Alabama this year, the bulk of them since last week, researchers said on Tuesday. The unusually large number of young dolphin deaths...

    Tags: Crimes, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Petroleum Industry, BP Plc, Mississippi

    2. Feb 22, 2011 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  2. Orca protections still not in place

    Anne Stateler, or Orca Annie as she likes to be called, has spent the last 17 years tracking Southern Resident Killer Whales and recording the sounds they make underwater as they pass her home.
    Q13 FOX News
    Anne Stateler, or Orca Annie as she likes to be called, has spent the last 17 years tracking Southern Resident Killer Whales and recording the sounds they make underwater as they pass her home. She buried a heavy duty cable under the sand into Puget...

    Tags: Research, Washington, DC, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Science, Aquaculture

    3. Feb 7, 2011 |Story| KTUU

  3. Can't Catch a Break: Halibut Guides Cite Casualties of New Regulations

    On February 1, 2011 new federal regulations went into effect for halibut charter guides in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska. The Charter Halibut Limited Access program requires halibut sport fishing guides to carry a Charter Halibut Permit, also known as a CHP, on board their vessel. 
    Channel 2 News
    On February 1, 2011 new federal regulations went into effect for halibut charter guides in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska. The Charter Halibut Limited Access program requires halibut sport fishing guides to carry a Charter Halibut Permit, also known as...

    Tags: Fishing, Alaska, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Aquaculture

    4. Jan 28, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  4. Trade association urges consideration for crop protection products

    WASHINGTON, DC - CropLife America (CLA), a U.S. trade association representing the major manufacturers, formulators and distributors of crop protection and pest control products, remains committed in believing that the Endangered Species Act is an...

    Tags: Space Programs, Environmental Politics, Nature, Litigation, Elections

    5. Jan 19, 2011 |Story| KTUU

  5. Board of Fisheries approves Adak cod fishing petition

    Channel 2 News
    The Board of Fisheries has given commercial fishing operations in Adak the green light for cod.   On Wednesday, the board unanimously voted to grant the city of Adak it's emergency petition that will allow vessels under 60 feet to fish pacific cod in...

    Tags: Fishing, Politics, Elections, Alaska, Seafood and Fishing Industry

    6. Jan 16, 2011 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  6. Fewer Than 90 Orcas Left In The Puget Sound

    Once, hundreds of killer whales swam the waters of Puget Sound, but now there are fewer than ninety. 
    Q13 FOX News Reporter
    Once, hundreds of killer whales swam the waters of Puget Sound, but now there are fewer than ninety.  Scientists say many of those are dying. In November, a Q13 FOX News investigation revealed the danger southern resident killer whales are facing from...

    Tags: Government, Science and Technology, Aquaculture, Traffic, Fishing

    7. Jan 4, 2011 |Story| KTUU

  7. New halibut permits lead to lawsuits

    A group of halibut charter captains are planning to file a lawsuit over new permits. New regulations are expected to force 30 percent of guided halibut boats in Southcentral Alaska out of business.
    Channel 2 News
    A group of halibut charter captains are planning to file a lawsuit over new permits. New regulations are expected to force 30 percent of guided halibut boats in Southcentral Alaska out of business. The new permits go into effect Feb. 1, but some sport...

    Tags: Fishing, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Alaska, Seafood and Fishing Industry

    8. Dec 15, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Alaska sues over planned fishing restrictions aimed at protecting sea lions

    L.A. Unleashed
    ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska filed a lawsuit Tuesday in an effort to stop a federal agency's plan to protect endangered sea lions by restricting fishing in the western Aleutian Islands. Gov. Sean Parnell said the National Marine Fisheries......
    9. Nov 11, 2010 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  9. Part Three: "They Can't Eat And They Can't Play," busting the Whale Watch violators

    <strong>&nbsp;</strong>Allison Lance grabs her megaphone and joins other animal activists in confronting whale watch boats that get too close to the endangered Southern Resident Orcas.
    Q13 FOX News reporter
     Allison Lance grabs her megaphone and joins other animal activists in confronting whale watch boats that get too close to the endangered Southern Resident Orcas. “Attention whale watch operators and customers, you are breaking federal law by...

    Tags: Government, Science and Technology, Gary Locke, Boats, Endangered Species

    10. Nov 10, 2010 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  10. Part Two: Are whale watching companies harming our Orcas?

    Every year, hundreds of people flock to the Pacific Northwest in hopes of getting a glimpse of one of our region's most precious natural resources, the Southern Resident Killer Whale.&nbsp; Whale watching means big business in Washington, bringing in an estimated $16 million a year.
    Q13 FOX News reporter
    Every year, hundreds of people flock to the Pacific Northwest in hopes of getting a glimpse of one of our region's most precious natural resources, the Southern Resident Killer Whale.  Whale watching means big business in Washington, bringing in an...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Travel, Companies and Corporations, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Justice System

    11. Nov 9, 2010 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  11. Part One: Why are the killer whales disappearing?

    This past summer, seven Puget Sound killer whaleswent missing and are presumed dead in what would be the largest decline in the local Orca population in a decade. &nbsp;
    Q13 FOX News reporter
    This past summer, seven Puget Sound killer whaleswent missing and are presumed dead in what would be the largest decline in the local Orca population in a decade.   There were once hundreds of southern resident Orcas swimming in the waters of Puget Sound...

    Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Research, Zoology

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