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UW dog tracks Orca scat and contributes to a number of new studies
Q13 Fox News reporterLabradors are natural born hunting dogs, but what Tucker is retrieving is a little out of the ordinary. The research team from the University of Washington is in the San Juan Islands tracking Orca poop. Samples they've collected so far show our Southern...Tags: Politics, Elections, Immune System, Genes and Chromosomes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Natural Perspectives: Highs and lows at Bolsa Chica
Vic and I attended the third Bolsa Chica Science Symposium this past Saturday, where nine scientists presented the results of their research and monitoring programs conducted at Bolsa Chica. Actually, Vic did more than attend. He was the moderator....Tags: Petroleum Industry, Anchovies, Renovation
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Possible Halibut Charter Changes
Channel 2 NewsThere is now more time to weigh in on a contentious plan to limit the number of halibut caught by anglers on charter boats. The National Marine Fisheries Service could cut the bag limit for charter boat anglers from two to one halibut. The...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Craig Johnson, Aquaculture, Alaska
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DNR chief: Oyster farming having a shell of a good start
In his recent article about oyster farming ("State's oyster farmers snagged on red tape," June 20), Tim Wheeler left out several important facts regarding the issuance of aquaculture leases. Had they been included, perhaps the headline of the article...Tags: Maryland, Natural Resources, Martin O'Malley, Lifestyle and Leisure, Aquaculture
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Biologists Confirm First-Ever Sightings Of Orca Whales On Alaska River
Channel 2 NewsThree Orca whales have been lingering miles up Nushagak River in Southwest Alaska for weeks, the first known report of killer whales traveling in a freshwater river in Alaska. According to NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service spokesperson Julie...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Two wayward killer whales die in freezing Alaska river, NOAA says
(CNN) -- A team of four NOAA veterinarians and a killer whale specialist from SeaWorld, San Diego will begin necropsies Tuesday on two wayward killer whales whose carcasses were found in Alaska's Nushagak River, according to NOAA.
The two whales that...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Biologists Investigate Unusual Skin Lesions on Seals and Walruses
Channel 2 NewsThe National Marine Fisheries Service said dozens of seals are dead and now walruses are also showing signs of an unusual skin-lesion outbreak on Alaska's north-west coast. Scientists are investigating if a skin disease found on those seals is leading...Tags: Biology, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Natural Resources, Diseases and Illnesses, Wildlife
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Halibut Fishing Restrictions Under Consideration for 2012
Channel 2 NewsHalibut fishing restrictions are a hot topic this week, as charter operators work with federal regulators on a management plan for the flatfish in Alaska waters. Anglers fear further restrictions will cripple business. While Southeast Alaska has a...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Fishing, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Seahorses may be heading toward decline
They are whimsical symbols of the beach, appearing on key chains, murals, logos and postcards. They form inseparable, monogamous couples. And they are hauled from the sea in nets, ground into powder for traditional Chinese medicine and dried for sale in...Tags: Biology, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Tamarac, Museum of Natural History, Natural Resources
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Commission shelves reduction of striped bass harvest in Chesapeake Bay
— A proposal that could have slashed Maryland's annual striped bass catch by more than 50 percent in 2012 was shelved Tuesday morning by the commission that oversees East Coast fisheries. The 9-6 vote by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Chesapeake Bay, Aquaculture, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Fishing
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No more killing sea lions on the Columbia River
ReutersThe federal government reversed itself on Tuesday and withdrew permission it had granted to Oregon and Washington state to euthanize sea lions caught gobbling endangered salmon on the Columbia River. The turnaround by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...Tags: Natural Resources, Washington (U.S. state), Murder, Politics, Oregon
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Animal activists say new Orca regulations aren't doing enough to protect the whales
Q13 FOX News ReporterIt's a place unlike any other, where the Salish Sea meets the shore of the San Juan Islands. Matching the beauty of the landscape is an endangered species that calls these waters home, the Southern Resident Killer Whales. After dozens of scientific...Tags: Natural Resources, Wildlife, Conservation, Activism, Endangered Species
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