Danson urges for safer oceans, fishing
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The star of the long-running hit TV show "Cheers" on Thursday called for better practices to protect the world's oceans from overfishing and mercury contamination.
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Alaska's Aleutian Island chain, where  a broken cargo ship has been leaking fuel oil for five days,  needs the type of environmental protections that are given to  better-known areas, a marine wildlife activist said on Monday.
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The United States will work with other nations and international groups to eliminate "destructive" fishing practices such as bottom trawling on the high seas, the White House said on Tuesday.
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A total ban on North Sea cod fishing is called for by a group of marine scientists ahead of EU fisheries talks.
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The European Commission has suggested there should be a cut in catches for most waters. Yet the survival of stocks comes in conflict with sustaining the livelihoods of Europe's fishermen
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Australia will host a conference here this week to try to win international support for a campaign to save endangered seabirds from being wiped out by fishing and pollution, the government said.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 3--Before the new year, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller wrote a letter to the head of the House Committee on Resources urging him to look into the National Marine Fisheries Service's controversial regulations on red snapper.
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By Rachana Rathi, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 16--The state Department of Environmental Protection says it has a way to help local fishermen catch more large trout. The fishermen say no thanks.
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Marine researchers are hoping to prevent tides of destructive algae from killing fish and fouling beaches through early detection of the microscopic organisms.
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Amid warnings that global seafood stocks could dry up by 2048, the state acts to guard its waters.
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The United States will work with other nations and international groups to eliminate "destructive" ocean fishing practices, such as bottom trawling, the White House said on Tuesday.
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By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  Diplomats and biologists from more than a dozen countries will gather in Bar Harbor next week for the annual meeting of the international coalition that helps set global policies on conserving wild Atlantic salmon.
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President Bush is trying to encourage more recreational fishing in state waters and adding more federal rules limiting commercial fishing of two overfished species -- striped bass and red drum.
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The House of Representatives joined  the Senate this week in calling on world leaders to slash  fishing subsidies, which critics blame for depletion of marine  stocks, some to near extinction.
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The global fishing industry is increasingly trawling the high seas for bottom-dwelling fish  -  a practice environmentalists say is the world's most destructive business
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By Elizabeth John  CORAL reefs contribute to the annual fish catch that provides food for about one billion people in Asia alone but nowhere are they most at risk than in this same region.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown must ensure the protection of the UK's marine wildlife, the RSPB urges.