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In The News

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, Canada. Looming development, including forestry, mining and dam [...]

Sweeping Action to Save Atlantic Sharks

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 body at [...]