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In The News

September 20, 2007 – 1:05 pm

Source: Wildlife Conservation Society Date: September 20, 2007 More on: Fish, Ecology, Nature, Ecology Research, Sustainability, Exotic Species Canada’s Pristine Freshwater Fisheries At Risk Science Daily — If you want to catch a trophy northern pike, walleye or brook trout in the northern Canadian wilderness, better plan your trip soon. Scott’s Dam near Marmora, Ontario, [...]

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Sweeping Action to Save Atlantic Sharks

August 3, 2007 – 3:20 am

Ocean Conservancy July 23, 2007 Washington DC — Ocean Conservancy is applauding proposals by the Federal government’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to dramatically cut fishing for overfished Atlantic shark species and improve the existing ban on shark finning – the wasteful practice of slicing off a shark’s valuable fins and discarding the less marketable [...]

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