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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Marine Animals</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Federal agency proposes 2M acres of water off Alaska as habitat for Cook Inlet beluga whales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Agency proposes waters off Alaska as whale habitat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly 2 million acres of water off Alaska&#8217;s largest and busiest city, Anchorage, have been proposed as critical habitat for beluga whales.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday announced the proposal to protect the approximately 300 remaining Cook Inlet belugas that were listed as .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-agency-proposes-2m-acres-of-water-off-alaska-as-habitat-for-cook-inlet-beluga-whales-238501/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Changes considered for Upper Missouri dams in bid to boost recovery of sturgeon, cottonwood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Changes on Upper Missouri could boost fish, trees
BILLINGS, Mont. — More than 90 years after dams started to choke off the Upper Missouri River, government officials are drafting a plan to restore the river&#8217;s natural flow to boost its endangered fish and ailing stands of cottonwood trees.
The river courses for almost 150 miles ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/changes-considered-for-upper-missouri-dams-in-bid-to-boost-recovery-of-sturgeon-cottonwood-237843/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Changes considered for Upper Missouri dams in bid to boost recovery of sturgeon, cottonwood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence of toxins in endangered fish add hurdle to restoring fish in Klamath water fights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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Experts think toxic algae harming endangered fish

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Scientists say they think toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West are harming an endangered fish in the Klamath Basin, adding another obstacle to restoring species that have forced irrigation shutoffs for farmers.
U.S. Geological Survey fish biologist Scott VanderKooi (VAN-der-koy) ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/evidence-of-toxins-in-endangered-fish-add-hurdle-to-restoring-fish-in-klamath-water-fights-235933/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Evidence of toxins in endangered fish add hurdle to restoring fish in Klamath water fights</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Toxins in endangered suckers add hurdle to restoring fish at center of Klamath water fights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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Algae toxins found in endangered fish in Klamath

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West have been found in endangered fish in the Klamath Basin, adding another obstacle to restoring species that have forced irrigation shutoffs for farmers.
U.S. Geological Survey fish biologist Scott VanderKooi (VAN-der-koy) said Wednesday .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/toxins-in-endangered-suckers-add-hurdle-to-restoring-fish-at-center-of-klamath-water-fights-235883/" title="Toxins in endangered suckers add hurdle to restoring fish at center of Klamath water fights">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wardens: Calif. fisherman shot sea lion in Sacramento River, faces animal cruelty charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif. fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head.
California game wardens said they arrested Larry Allen Legans, 43, on misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty, negligent discharge of a firearm, and take of a marine mammal. Legans told authorities he ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wardens-calif-fisherman-shot-sea-lion-in-sacramento-river-faces-animal-cruelty-charges-234170/">Wardens: Calif. fisherman shot sea lion in Sacramento River, faces animal cruelty charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Closing razor clam season on Washington coast for a year could cost $22 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Study: Razor clam closure could cost $22 million

SEATTLE — A study by NOAA and the University of Washington says a yearlong closure of recreational razor clam digging could result in as much as $22 million in lost revenue to counties on the Washington coast.
The razor clam season normally is open from October through May. But .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-closing-razor-clam-season-on-washington-coast-for-a-year-could-cost-22-million-230714/">Source &nbsp;: Study: Closing razor clam season on Washington coast for a year could cost $22 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Group will meet to consider lifting oyster moratorium in Lousiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Group to consider lifting La. oyster moratorium

BATON ROUGE, La. — A group considering whether a moratorium on new oyster leases should be lifted is meeting on Monday.
Last year, the Louisiana Legislature told the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to set up rules about lifting the moratorium.
A committee drawing up recommendations will meet Monday for the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/group-will-meet-to-consider-lifting-oyster-moratorium-in-lousiana-230621/">Original article on  : Group will meet to consider lifting oyster moratorium in Lousiana</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A look at how climate change is spreading pests around the globe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Pests on move worldwide as climate warms
A look at some other pests that are benefiting or could benefit from global warming:

—Ticks that transmit Lyme disease are spreading northward into Sweden and Canada, once too cold for them.
—Giant Humboldt squid have reached waters as far north as British Columbia, threatening fisheries along much of the western .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-look-at-how-climate-change-is-spreading-pests-around-the-globe-230215/">Read the original article &nbsp;: A look at how climate change is spreading pests around the globe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jellyfish spread in world&#8217;s oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Casey</dc:creator>
		
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Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world

KOKONOGI, Japan — A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass. The fishermen leaned into the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jellyfish-spread-in-worlds-oceans-devastating-fisheries-stinging-millions-warming-blamed-230059/" title="Jellyfish spread in world&#8217;s oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration backs off ban on raw oysters from Gulf Coast amid fierce criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Evans</dc:creator>
		
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FDA backs off oyster ban after strong criticism

WASHINGTON — Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm weather.
The Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers it will put the proposal on hold while it studies ways to make consumption  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-backs-off-ban-on-raw-oysters-from-gulf-coast-amid-fierce-criticism-228746/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lake Mary teen surfing off New Smyrna Beach bitten by shark</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Teen bitten by shark off New Smyrna Beach
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A Lake Mary teen surfing off New Smyrna Beach was bitten by a shark.

Volusia County Beach Patrol reports that the 18-year-old man was one of about 300 surfers in the water Wednesday when a 4-foot shark grabbed his right leg. The teen suffered .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lake-mary-teen-surfing-off-new-smyrna-beach-bitten-by-shark-228545/">Original source &nbsp;: Lake Mary teen surfing off New Smyrna Beach bitten by shark</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va. dangles $6.7M to lure watermen out of the Chesapeake Bay crab business, gets few bites</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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Chesapeake crabbers not going for Va.&#8217;s buyout

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — To ease pressures on the Chesapeake Bay&#8217;s blue crab population, Virginia is paying watermen to stay out of the water, using $6.7 million in federal disaster aid to buy back crabbing licenses.
Many longtime crabbers won&#8217;t take the bait, though, preferring a backbreaking job with dwindling ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-dangles-67m-to-lure-watermen-out-of-the-chesapeake-bay-crab-business-gets-few-bites-227970/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Va. dangles $6.7M to lure watermen out of the Chesapeake Bay crab business, gets few bites</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EPA finds fish in about half of nation&#8217;s lakes and reservoirs harbor hazardous chemicals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Cappiello</dc:creator>
		
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EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency found mercury — a pollutant primarily released from coal-fired power plants — and polychlorinated biphenyls in all fish samples ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/epa-finds-fish-in-about-half-of-nations-lakes-and-reservoirs-harbor-hazardous-chemicals-225114/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : EPA finds fish in about half of nation&#8217;s lakes and reservoirs harbor hazardous chemicals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Despite killing of sea lions at Columbia River dam, toll of salmon eaten goes up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Sea lion kill hasn&#8217;t reduced salmon toll

Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.
A report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates sea lions ate 4,960 salmon and steelhead during the spring ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-despite-killing-of-sea-lions-at-columbia-river-dam-toll-of-salmon-eaten-goes-up-221222/" title="Report: Despite killing of sea lions at Columbia River dam, toll of salmon eaten goes up">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Make me an offer: Virginia crabbers offer up licenses in bids totaling $30.4 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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Hundreds of watermen make Virginia an offer

RICHMOND, Va. — One-third of Virginia&#8217;s watermen have offered to sell their licenses back to the state under a buyback program intended to ease pressure on the Chesapeake Bay crab.
The bids, however, far exceed the $6.7 million in federal disaster aid bankrolling the buyback, meaning only a fraction of ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/make-me-an-offer-virginia-crabbers-offer-up-licenses-in-bids-totaling-304-million-221017/">Make me an offer: Virginia crabbers offer up licenses in bids totaling $30.4 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judith Kohler</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes

DENVER — Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.
A similar phenomenon is occurring in Sweden and Norway, according to the study of about 90 high-elevation lakes set .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-airborne-nitrogen-pollution-producing-junk-food-for-fish-in-rocky-mountain-park-lakes-219574/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists: Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral bleaching damage this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mcfadden</dc:creator>
		
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Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.
Unusually warm water in recent years has caused the animals that make up coral to expel .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-caribbean-gulf-spared-widespread-coral-bleaching-damage-this-year-219474/">Scientists: Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral bleaching damage this year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sex for survival: Study shows male fiddler crabs will protect female neighbors _ at a price</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Gelineau</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Fiddler crabs exchange sex for survival

SYDNEY — In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection for females is, apparently, having sex with the neighbors, according to an Australian study published Wednesday.
Researchers from The Australian National University in Canberra found male fiddler crabs will happily defend a nearby female against intruders — ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sex-for-survival-study-shows-male-fiddler-crabs-will-protect-female-neighbors-_-at-a-price-217177/">Read : Sex for survival: Study shows male fiddler crabs will protect female neighbors _ at a price</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>343 pounds of sea cucumbers, an Asian delicacy, seized in luggage at US-Mexico border</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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343 pounds of sea cucumbers seized at border

SAN DIEGO — Customs officials say they seized 343 pounds of sea cucumbers at a San Diego border crossing as smugglers tried to bring the Asian culinary delicacy into the U.S. from Mexico.
Inspectors found the undeclared sea cucumbers Sunday afternoon in a minivan at the San Ysidro port .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/343-pounds-of-sea-cucumbers-an-asian-delicacy-seized-in-luggage-at-us-mexico-border-215703/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 343 pounds of sea cucumbers, an Asian delicacy, seized in luggage at US-Mexico border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congress funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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Senate clears bill to avert agency closing
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday cleared a stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting down most federal agencies at midnight Saturday.
The measure — now ready for President Barack Obama&#8217;s signature — would give Congress until Dec. 18 to finish seven incomplete spending measures that were supposed to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-funds-government-through-dec-18-generously-funds-interior-environmental-programs-211836/" title="Congress funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate clears bill to avoid government shutdown, votes to fund government ops through Dec. 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Senate moves to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate has cleared a stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting down most federal agencies at midnight Saturday.
The measure gives Congress until Dec. 18 to finish seven incomplete spending measures that were supposed to be wrapped up by Sept. 30.
The bill cleared for President Barack Obama&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-clears-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown-votes-to-fund-government-ops-through-dec-18-211810/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Senate clears bill to avoid government shutdown, votes to fund government ops through Dec. 18</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Manatee rescued from chilly creek in New Jersey flies south for winter, relaxes in Miami pool</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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Snowbird manatee flies to balmy Miami for winter

MIAMI — In a journey familiar to retirees but not sea mammals, Ilya the wayward manatee flew south for the winter Thursday after being rescued from a chilly New Jersey creek.
Now he&#8217;s lounging in a balmy 81-degree pool with a view of the Miami skyline, all the lettuce ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/manatee-rescued-from-chilly-creek-in-new-jersey-flies-south-for-winter-relaxes-in-miami-pool-211733/" title="Manatee rescued from chilly creek in New Jersey flies south for winter, relaxes in Miami pool">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wayward manatee arrives at his new home in Florida after rescue from NJ oil refinery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Lush</dc:creator>
		
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Wayward NJ manatee arrives at new home in Fla.

MIAMI — Ilya the wayward manatee has arrived at his new home in Florida after being rescued from murky waters near a New Jersey oil refinery.
Ilya left Atlantic City International Airport on a transport jet Thursday. Miami Seaquarium was his ultimate destination.
Ilya was pulled from a creek .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wayward-manatee-arrives-at-his-new-home-in-florida-after-rescue-from-nj-oil-refinery-211614/">Original source &nbsp;: Wayward manatee arrives at his new home in Florida after rescue from NJ oil refinery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — The House Thursday approved a stopgap spending measure to avoid a shutdown for 11 Cabinet-level departments whose budgets won&#8217;t be enacted by a midnight Saturday deadline.
The measure would give Congress until Dec. 18 to finish seven incomplete spending measures that were supposed to .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-funds-government-through-dec-18-generously-funds-interior-environmental-programs-211483/">House funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Deadliest days for US troops in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Deadly days for US troops in Afghanistan
Some of the deadliest days for U.S. troops in Afghanistan:

— Oct. 27, 2009: Eight American troops die in two separate bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan, making October the deadliest month of the war for U.S. forces since the 2001 invasion to oust the Taliban.
— Oct. 26, 2009: Eleven American ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/deadliest-days-for-us-troops-in-afghanistan-208656/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Deadliest days for US troops in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>From barren Central Asian steppes, a devastated sea is reborn _ and along with it hope</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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From ecological Soviet-era ruin, a sea is reborn

AKESPE, Kazakhstan — Standing on the shore under the relentless Central Asian sun, Badarkhan Prikeyev drew on a cigarette and squinted into the distance as one fishing boat after another returned with the day&#8217;s catch.
Until recently, this spot where the fish merchant was standing, in a man-made desert ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/from-barren-central-asian-steppes-a-devastated-sea-is-reborn-_-and-along-with-it-hope-206573/">Original article on  : From barren Central Asian steppes, a devastated sea is reborn _ and along with it hope</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii regulators approve Honolulu company&#8217;s plan for first US open ocean tuna farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company&#8217;s plan to build the nation&#8217;s first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.

Hawaii Oceanic Technology aims to create an environmentally friendly open ocean farm for bigeye tuna, a favorite source for sushi and sashimi that&#8217;s overfished in the wild. The project would also be ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hawaii-regulators-approve-honolulu-companys-plan-for-first-us-open-ocean-tuna-farm-205463/">Hawaii regulators approve Honolulu company&#8217;s plan for first US open ocean tuna farm</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Antczak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONG BEACH, Calif. — There&#8217;s nothing pacific about the ocean off Southern California these days.

A battle over how to establish marine reserves along the coast has roiled the waters with the competing interests of environmentalists, fishermen and seaside businesses.
The difficulty of the task was evident Thursday, when the panel had to put off until next ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fishing-industry-environmentalists-in-battle-over-california-marine-reserve-plans-203792/" title="Fishing industry, environmentalists in battle over California marine reserve plans">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shell donates $450,000 to protect Louisiana&#8217;s marine life in coastal waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana&#8217;s efforts to protect marine life in coastal waters and the Gulf of Mexico have received a boost with a $450,000 donation from Shell.

Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham says the money will help create &#8220;amazing fishing opportunities for charter boat captains, recreational and commercial fishermen,&#8221; through the state&#8217;s artificial reef .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shell-donates-450000-to-protect-louisianas-marine-life-in-coastal-waters-203649/">Shell donates $450,000 to protect Louisiana&#8217;s marine life in coastal waters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Blue whale washes ashore in Northern California; scientists suspect it was hit by ship</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — A 70-foot, female blue whale that officials believe was struck by a ship has washed ashore on the Northern California coast in what scientists are calling a rare occurrence.

The whale was first spotted on shore near Fort Bragg in Mendocino County on Monday night, hours after an ocean survey vessel reported hitting .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/blue-whale-washes-ashore-in-northern-california-scientists-suspect-it-was-hit-by-ship-202611/">Blue whale washes ashore in Northern California; scientists suspect it was hit by ship</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Film about Japanese village that hunts dolphins gets mixed reactions at Tokyo film festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Foster</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Viewers expressed mixed reactions Wednesday to &#8220;The Cove,&#8221; a covertly filmed movie about a Japanese dolphin-hunting village that was shown to the Japanese public for the first time at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Some were shocked but also defended the hunt as part of the country&#8217;s culture.
The film, added to the festival at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/film-about-japanese-village-that-hunts-dolphins-gets-mixed-reactions-at-tokyo-film-festival-201870/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Film about Japanese village that hunts dolphins gets mixed reactions at Tokyo film festival</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Group petitioning federal government to list 83 coral species as endangered</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — Environmental activists are petitioning the federal government to put 83 coral species on the endangered species list.

They say global warming and ocean acidification are threatening the corals with extinction.
The Center for Biological Diversity said Tuesday that the coral species in question are found in Hawaii, Florida and U.S. territories in the Caribbean and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/group-petitioning-federal-government-to-list-83-coral-species-as-endangered-201512/">Source article &nbsp;: Group petitioning federal government to list 83 coral species as endangered</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine delegation asks for disaster declaration for shellfish industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Maine — Maine&#8217;s congressional delegation is asking that a fisheries disaster be declared for the state&#8217;s shellfish industry to help with losses from this summer&#8217;s clam flat closures due to red tide.

In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, the delegation asked for the declaration, a move that would free up disaster assistance funds. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-delegation-asks-for-disaster-declaration-for-shellfish-industry-201244/" title="Maine delegation asks for disaster declaration for shellfish industry">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minerals Management Service conditionally approves Shell exploratory drilling in Beaufort Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal agency announced approval Monday of a plan by Shell Offshore, Inc.&#8217;s to drill exploratory wells next year on two leases in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska&#8217;s north coast — a decision that environmental groups contend ignores threats to the Arctic environment and its wildlife.

The Minerals Management Service said Shell must ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/minerals-management-service-conditionally-approves-shell-exploratory-drilling-in-beaufort-sea-200185/" title="Minerals Management Service conditionally approves Shell exploratory drilling in Beaufort Sea">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shark attacks 54-year-old Maui surfer in thigh, ankle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIHEI, Hawaii — Witnesses say a 54-year-old surfer made it to shore on his own after a shark attack off Maui.

The unidentified man was treated and released for bites to his upper right thigh and lower right ankle after the Monday morning attack at Kalama Beach Park.
Maui County spokeswoman Mahina Martin says a 6- to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shark-attacks-54-year-old-maui-surfer-in-thigh-ankle-200116/">Source &nbsp;: Shark attacks 54-year-old Maui surfer in thigh, ankle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1 person reported injured in shark attack on Maui</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIHEI, Hawaii — Officials on Maui are responding to a shark attack.

One person was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center after the incident Monday morning off the beach at Kalama Park. The person&#8217;s condition wasn&#8217;t immediately available.
The beach was closed. No other details were immediately released.
.... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1-person-reported-injured-in-shark-attack-on-maui-200087/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan catches 59 whales, 1 short of maximum allowed under international rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Japan said Monday it has caught 59 whales — one short of the maximum allowed by international guidelines — under a research program that critics say is a cover for commercial whaling.

The annual expedition off the port city of Kushiro ended over the weekend after harvesting 59 minke whales, the Fisheries Agency said .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japan-catches-59-whales-1-short-of-maximum-allowed-under-international-rules-199828/">Japan catches 59 whales, 1 short of maximum allowed under international rules</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials in NJ lose sight of wayward manatee they&#8217;d hoped to rescue from frigid waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LINDEN, N.J. — Officials have lost sight of a wayward Florida manatee that they wanted to rescue from frigid New Jersey waters.

Ilya had been huddling near at outfall pipe at a Linden refinery last week to try to stay warm.
Marine mammal rescuers devised a plan to capture the sea cow and return it to Florida&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-in-nj-lose-sight-of-wayward-manatee-theyd-hoped-to-rescue-from-frigid-waters-199763/">Source article &nbsp;: Officials in NJ lose sight of wayward manatee they&#8217;d hoped to rescue from frigid waters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge shutters Idaho grazing allotment to protect wild bighorns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge has ordered a western Idaho rancher to keep his sheep off his family&#8217;s traditional grazing ground on public land to protect wild native bighorns. Federal land managers on Monday opted not to fight the ruling.

U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill ruled last week that a pact between a Salmon River .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-judge-shutters-idaho-grazing-allotment-to-protect-wild-bighorns-199508/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Federal judge shutters Idaho grazing allotment to protect wild bighorns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tsunamis obliterate coral in some areas, damage others in American Samoa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audrey Mcavoy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — Scientists surveying American Samoa&#8217;s coral reefs say Sept. 29&#8217;s tsunami obliterated some corals and damaged others to the point that they may not recover.

Researchers say more assessments will be needed to get a full sense of how the disaster affected coral in the U.S. territory. But in at least one area, the damage ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tsunamis-obliterate-coral-in-some-areas-damage-others-in-american-samoa-198897/">Original article on  : Tsunamis obliterate coral in some areas, damage others in American Samoa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wayward manatee stranded in NJ, where frigid waters threaten its life; weekend rescue planned</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A rescue attempt is being planned for Ilya, a Florida manatee stuck near an oil refinery in New Jersey where plunging temperatures and a lack of food are endangering his life.

The gentle sea cow has been known to marine scientists for 10 years as he made his way up and down .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wayward-manatee-stranded-in-nj-where-frigid-waters-threaten-its-life-weekend-rescue-planned-198174/">Source article &nbsp;: Wayward manatee stranded in NJ, where frigid waters threaten its life; weekend rescue planned</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate advances measure targeting Asian carp threat to Great Lakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Conrad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to provide $6 million for continuing efforts to thwart the Asian carp from penetrating the Great Lakes in what environmentalists fear would destroy much of the existing wildlife in the world&#8217;s largest surface freshwater resource.

Money to address problems posed by the nuisance fish was included in a mammoth $33.5 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-advances-measure-targeting-asian-carp-threat-to-great-lakes-197490/">Senate advances measure targeting Asian carp threat to Great Lakes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Agency denies endangered species listing for spotted seals off Alaska</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal agency says it will not list two populations of spotted seals off Alaska&#8217;s coast as threatened or endangered.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday it will, however, list a population of spotted seals that live off the coasts of Russia and China as threatened.
The agency says the 200,000 spotted .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agency-denies-endangered-species-listing-for-spotted-seals-off-alaska-197444/">Agency denies endangered species listing for spotted seals off Alaska</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German pleads guilty to smuggling coral shipments from Philippines to Oregon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. — A German has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 40 tons of coral fragments from the Philippines to Oregon.

Gunther Wenzek appeared in federal court in Portland on Wednesday on a plea agreement calling for him to pay more than $35,000 in fines and serve three years probation.
The 66-year-old Wenzek was arrested at .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-coral-shipments-from-philippines-to-oregon-196473/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: German pleads guilty to smuggling coral shipments from Philippines to Oregon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Voracious spiny dogfish blamed for making mess of Mass. fishery, stealing bait, eating catch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATHAM, Mass. — The sea air isn&#8217;t all that&#8217;s salty when fishermen in the Cape Cod town of Chatham talk about the hated spiny dogfish.

Fishermen consider the small shark, renowned for its stunning appetite, the vermin of the ocean. They say the once-threatened dogfish has rebounded under federal protections to an insatiable mass that&#8217;s devouring .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/voracious-spiny-dogfish-blamed-for-making-mess-of-mass-fishery-stealing-bait-eating-catch-194495/">Voracious spiny dogfish blamed for making mess of Mass. fishery, stealing bait, eating catch</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon&#8217;s wild, scenic Rogue River gets even wilder with demolition of dam that hindered fish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — The wild and scenic Rogue River has become even wilder with the demolition of a dam that had hindered passage of salmon and steelhead to their spawning grounds for 88 years.

A flotilla of some 80 people in rafts, driftboats and kayaks celebrated the breaching of the Savage Rapids Dam on Saturday ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oregons-wild-scenic-rogue-river-gets-even-wilder-with-demolition-of-dam-that-hindered-fish-192794/" title="Oregon&#8217;s wild, scenic Rogue River gets even wilder with demolition of dam that hindered fish">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientist: Dead beluga whale found in waters near downtown Anchorage was pregnant</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A scientist says a dead beluga whale found in the waters off downtown Anchorage was pregnant.

Pathologists are still studying tissue samples they collected from the dead whale Friday. It beached along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.
They won&#8217;t know how she died until they get back to the lab and run some tests. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientist-dead-beluga-whale-found-in-waters-near-downtown-anchorage-was-pregnant-192765/" title="Scientist: Dead beluga whale found in waters near downtown Anchorage was pregnant">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hook, line and stinker: Crews hoping to remove 6 million pounds of carp from Utah Lake</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY — The most appetizing quarry? Maybe not, but carp will be the catch-of-the-day for Utah commercial fishing crews who&#8217;ve started what&#8217;s believed to be the nation&#8217;s most ambitious effort to remove the bottom feeders from a lake.

Fishermen are expected to pull about 6 million pounds of carp out of Utah Lake this ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hook-line-and-stinker-crews-hoping-to-remove-6-million-pounds-of-carp-from-utah-lake-190838/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Hook, line and stinker: Crews hoping to remove 6 million pounds of carp from Utah Lake</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds designate southwest Alaska shoreline as protected habitat for threatened sea otters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated nearly 5,900 square miles as critical habitat for sea otters in the Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea and Alaska Peninsula. The designated .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-designate-southwest-alaska-shoreline-as-protected-habitat-for-threatened-sea-otters-189738/">Feds designate southwest Alaska shoreline as protected habitat for threatened sea otters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Endangered AK beluga whale group declining, raising concerns over survival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A government study found that a group of endangered beluga whales in Alaska is declining, raising concern that bolstered protection for the animals is not coming quickly enough.

The downward trend comes after two years where numbers for the Cook Inlet belugas appeared to have stabilized. But now numbers have slipped again to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-endangered-ak-beluga-whale-group-declining-raising-concerns-over-survival-188845/" title="Study: Endangered AK beluga whale group declining, raising concerns over survival">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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