Federal Government Floats a Plan to Protect the Endangered Sawfish
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Fishing for snook recently in Everglades National Park, charter Capt. Alan Sherman steered his boat toward a school of small fish and saw a prehistoric form swim into view: the smalltooth sawfish.
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The two have filed a petition with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to get the American eel protected as an endangered species.
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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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A proposed change in how the federal government measures water for fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta has environmental groups alarmed and California officials concerned about potential harm to wildlife habitat.
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The proposed new federal policy for salmon hatcheries is based on a flawed reading of the Endangered Species Act, hindering efforts to restore wild salmon runs with hatchery fish, scientists say.
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Supporters see federal move granting greater flexibility. Critics predict more logging.
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The Bush administration created on Friday a cabinet-level committee to address rising pollution and overfishing in U.S. territorial ocean waters.
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The Bush administration on Tuesday proposed a steep reduction in the miles of rivers and streams to come under federal protection for Pacific salmon, and offered exemptions for property owners and broad areas of the Northwest and California.
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There appears to be the germ of a good idea in Gov. Ernie Fletcher's proposal to offer tax credits to those who agree to protect their land from development and make it available to the public for hunting, fishing, hiking or other purposes.
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Regional government Metro has put together an oversight committee for its Natural Areas program, an initiative that pays for land acquisition and capital improvement projects to protect water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, trails, and wildlife corridors.
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As regulators struggle to find a better way to manage the region's fish stocks, a Maine group offers a potential solution that should be included in any study of alternative management plans.
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Federal wildlife officials released a long-range plan Monday for removing a tiny bird that nests on West Coast beaches from Endangered Species Act protections by 2047 with the help of volunteers from the Audubon Society, the Boy Scouts and other nonprofit groups.
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Bush administration proposes development-friendly policies that it says will protect fish. Environmentalists are outraged. By Brad Knickerbocker | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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A comprehensive plan to tackle the Great Lakes' most pressing environmental problems &#151; from invasive species to sewage overflows &#151; is on track despite complaints about inadequate federal funding, an Environmental Protection Agency official said.
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Snouts and fins off the menu A meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in the Hague has banned the international trade in sawfish - threatened by demand for their attractive snouts, or rostra, and fins.â¦
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The latest census of shortnose sturgeon suggests that enough fish live in the wild to justify removing the animal from the U.S. endangered species list, experts report.
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By BOB RIEPENHOFF  A proposed rules package for fishing tournaments held in Wisconsin has been revised to address concerns raised by members of the Natural Resources Board, including costs, the spread of aquatic invasive species and tournament-related fish mortality.