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  2. The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an ... - AOL

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    The number of fish on the government's overfishing list sunk to a new low last year in a sign of healthy U.S. fisheries, federal officials said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

  3. Long Beach aquarium spotlights 'real animals, real birds ...

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    Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific has launched a new project aimed at putting the ... They care about real animals, real birds, real fish." ... which were perilously overfished in the 1970s and ...

  4. Fishing industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Overfishing of king and Spanish mackerel occurred in the 1980s. Regulations were introduced to restrict the size, amount of catch, fishing locations, and bag limits for recreational fishers as well as commercial fishers. Gillnets were banned in waters off Florida. By 2001, the mackerel stocks had bounced back. [5]

  5. Fisheries management - Wikipedia

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    "The fishing banks were divided into areas belonging to the nearest fishing base on land and further subdivided into fields where the boats were allowed to fish. The allocation of the fishing fields was in the hands of local governing committees, usually headed by the owner of the onshore facilities which the fishermen had to rent for ...

  6. Overfishing - Wikipedia

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    Jack mackerel caught by a Chilean purse seiner Fishing down the food web. Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish (i.e. fishing) from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stock), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area.

  7. Louisiana wildlife officials warn of increased chance of fish ...

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    Different species and sizes of fish have varying resilience to low-oxygen environments, and often they just swim away. More: Mechanicville Reunion highlights community spirit for Houma area residents

  8. Environmental impact of fishing - Wikipedia

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    Jack mackerel caught by a Chilean purse seiner Fishing down the food web. Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish (i.e. fishing) from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stock), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area.

  9. Louisiana's Beach-Front Real Estate Devastated by Oil Spill - AOL

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