Mussel beds flourish again
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BBC Northern Ireland rural affairs correspondent Martin Cassidy looks at the renewed strength of mussel fishing in Belfast Lough.
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun.
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By Catherine Clabby, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 3--Eroding beaches and widening estuaries aren't the only water-related trouble expected from climate change in North Carolina.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 23--Little River and Murrells Inlet used to be sleepy villages with glorious waterfront locations. But because of their beauty, both villages attracted the commercial and residential developers, and grew exponentially as a result.
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By PIPPA GREENWOOD  SPLASHES of colour bring a garden to life and now's the time to brighten your patch using all the shades in the floral paintbox. Hanging baskets, window boxes, wall baskets and patio containers bursting with summer bedding plants are all great value and easy to do.
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Using wind to make clean water could be a winning combination.
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By COX, Sandra  The Fisheries Ministry has approved the West Coast's first marine farm, saying it will not affect the environment or protected species.   Nelson-based Jackson Bay Mussels Ltd plans a 45.5ha farm 1km offshore in Jackson Bay, north of Fiordland.
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Sep.
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By Mark Yuasa, The Seattle Times  Sep. 17--THE FALL COASTAL RAZOR CLAM season looms on the horizon, and  diggers are hopeful it will be just as productive as this past spring.
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A report into fish stocks in the seas around Europe is expected to say there has been a slight recovery.
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The stripped-out shell of a heart has been made to work again - using brand new cells planted inside it.
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By Anonymous  In a new report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Center for Coastal Ocean Sciences has found a continuing decrease in toxic organic chemicals in mollusks, specifically mussels and oysters, collected at more than 230 sites nationwide.
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By STACI MATLOCK, PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRENDA DOLAN-HOBGOOD  On Sept.
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By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb.
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Low maintenance topiaries in a menagerie of shapes can satisfy that urge to plant.
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By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 15--STOCKTON -- Levees channeling water through the web-like Delta are nothing like the riverbanks of old, where salmon swam in the shade of native cottonwoods and tangled brush crowded the shores.
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By Therese Poletti, Michelle Quinn and Pete Carey, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.