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Planning For Hurricanes And Tropical Storms

dwd — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:44:53 +0000

In light of the recent activity in the Atlantic Ocean, boaters are reminded to make plans for protecting property and lives in the event of hurricanes or tropical storms. Planning is important to minimize injury and loss of life. Most emergency response agencies recommend that boaters make plans well in advance of storms so that [...]

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Scientists to Study Atlantic Salmon

dwd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:59:23 +0000

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) is partnering with the University of Maine (UMaine) in research which could shed light on why the number of salmon returning to Maine has been low, despite intensive stocking and conservation efforts. Research efforts will use computer models to simulate the factors that may affect the growth and [...]

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California Court Upholds Steelhead Endangered Species Status

dwd — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:47:39 +0000

A federal appeals court panel has ruled that wild steelhead remain an endangered species and rebuffed Central Valley irrigators’ efforts to relax federal government protections on the Pacific salmonid. Six irrigation districts had challenged the National Marine Fisheries Service decision to list the oceangoing steelhead separately from more plentiful freshwater rainbow trout on grounds that [...]

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Court Hears Arguments In Great Lakes Asian Carp Suit

dwd — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:57:50 +0000

On August 23, 2010, Judge Robert Dow Jr. heard arguments on the lawsuit filed by five Great Lakes Attorneys General demanding immediate closure of the Chicago area locks and, ultimately, permanent separation of Great Lakes from the Mississippi River Valley. Judge Dow accepted groups who applied to intervene on behalf of the U.S Army Corps [...]

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FWS Announces Projects to Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels in Western USA

dwd — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:54:41 +0000

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that nearly $600,000 will be awarded to nine projects targeting three of the highest priorities from the Quagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (QZAP). “As quagga and zebra mussels spread to the Western United States, they can have devastating ecological and economic impacts as already [...]

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