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Still recovering from Sandy, Crisfield braces for next storm
— Hazel Cropper, for years the fastest crab picker in this city built on its seafood industry, worries about the storm drain a few feet from her living room. As volunteers assessed the damage Superstorm Sandy caused to her home, the 74-year-old...
Tags: Insurance, Hurricanes, U.S. Congress, Benjamin L. Cardin, Natural Disasters
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Outdoors: What will 2013 bring?
South Bend TribuneAs we reflect on the past outdoors season, it’s time to think about what the New Year will bring. Overall, I’d say 2012 was a good year for outdoorsmen although the hot dry weather certainly impacted our time on the water and in the woods....Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lakes and Ponds, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Hot Dogs
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The menhaden mystery
At a historic meeting in Baltimore recently, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the fisheries management body representing 15 states along the Eastern Seaboard, resolved to cap the harvest of menhaden at 20 percent less than the...
Tags: Tobacco Products, Omega Protein Corporation, Lifestyle and Leisure, Natural Resource Industry, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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Legislature Releases Prefiled Bills for 2013 Session
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska State Legislature released a list of dozens of prefiled bills from both chambers Monday as it prepares to convene next week, covering a range of topics from state fisheries to switchblades. House Bill 18, sponsored by Rep. Bill Stoltze (R-...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Craig Johnson, Republican Party, Voting
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Fisheries panel to rule on menhaden
From Virginia, New Jersey and points in between, busloads of fishermen are coming to Baltimore for a showdown Friday over how much to curb the industrial-scale harvest of a small, oily fish that figures prominently in the seafood industry, though no one...Tags: Labor Legislation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Omega Protein Corporation, Fatty Acids, Civil Rights
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Panel votes to cut menhaden harvest by 20 percent
In a move hailed by conservationists, East Coast regulators ordered Friday a 20 percent reduction in the commercial catch of Atlantic menhaden, despite warnings that the cutback would cost some fishermen their jobs and may affect crabbers in the...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Fatty Acids, Omega Protein Corporation, Elections, Martin O'Malley
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Jackie Scott, a standout local blues singer, to kick off new live series at Hampton History Museum
Mike McGrann, formerly marketing chief at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, has changed jobs and is now working for the Hampton History Museum. Looks like he's brought his love of live music to his new post. Next month, the Hampton History Museum will...
Tags: Jazz (genre), Movies, Entertainment, Casablanca (movie), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Several Virginia towns awarded grants to improve boating access
Virginia has awarded 15 grants to localities to improve boating access to public waters. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the funding from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries on Monday. The grants total $440,900. They will help pay for...
Tags: Building Material, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Bob McDonnell, Emporia (Emporia, Virginia), Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Scientists investigate ecological value of menhaden
With catch limits on Atlantic menhaden being tightened to end overfishing, a new study is getting under way to look at just how many of the little oily fish need to be left in the water to maintain the health of other fish in the Chesapeake Bay and...
Tags: Fatty Acids, Ecosystems, Dietary Supplements, Science and Technology, Science
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DNR to reduce stocking of Chinook salmon
CHARLEVOIX — Over the course of the year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has decided to reduce Chinook salmon stocking in Lake Michigan by 66.9 percent. Until now, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana state agencies stocked 3.3...
Tags: Lake Michigan, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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GM salmon: FDA's assessment of environmental risks
Genetically modified salmon moved closer to the market last week with release of draft documents from the Food and Drug Administration that assessed the environmental risks posed by AquAdvantage salmon, which grow faster than regular Atlantic salmon....
Tags: National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Genetic Engineering, Food and Drug Administration, Weather Reports
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Fast-growing fish may never wind up on your plate
AP Health WriterSalmon that's been genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal could soon show up on your dinner plate. That is, if the company that makes the fish can stay afloat. After weathering concerns about everything from the safety of humans eating...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Technology, University of California, Davis, Don Young, Food Industry
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