Wardens: Calif. fisherman shot sea lion in Sacramento River, faces animal cruelty charges
Calif. fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting Study: Closing razor clam season on Washington coast for a year could cost $22 million
Study: Razor clam closure could cost $22 million Group will meet to consider lifting oyster moratorium in Lousiana
Group to consider lifting La. oyster moratorium A look at how climate change is spreading pests around the globe
Pests on move worldwide as climate warms A look at some other pests that are benefiting or could benefit from global warming: Jellyfish spread in world’s oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed
Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world Obama administration backs off ban on raw oysters from Gulf Coast amid fierce criticism
FDA backs off oyster ban after strong criticism Lake Mary teen surfing off New Smyrna Beach bitten by shark
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. Va. dangles $6.7M to lure watermen out of the Chesapeake Bay crab business, gets few bites
Chesapeake crabbers not going for Va.’s buyout EPA finds fish in about half of nation’s lakes and reservoirs harbor hazardous chemicals
EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread Report: Despite killing of sea lions at Columbia River dam, toll of salmon eaten goes up
Report: Sea lion kill hasn’t reduced salmon toll Make me an offer: Virginia crabbers offer up licenses in bids totaling $30.4 million
Hundreds of watermen make Virginia an offer Study: Airborne nitrogen pollution producing junk food for fish in Rocky Mountain Park lakes
Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes Scientists: Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral bleaching damage this year
Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage Sex for survival: Study shows male fiddler crabs will protect female neighbors _ at a price
Study: Fiddler crabs exchange sex for survival 343 pounds of sea cucumbers, an Asian delicacy, seized in luggage at US-Mexico border
343 pounds of sea cucumbers seized at border Congress funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs![]() more images Senate clears bill to avoid government shutdown, votes to fund government ops through Dec. 18![]() more images Manatee rescued from chilly creek in New Jersey flies south for winter, relaxes in Miami pool
Snowbird manatee flies to balmy Miami for winter Wayward manatee arrives at his new home in Florida after rescue from NJ oil refinery
Wayward NJ manatee arrives at new home in Fla. House funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programs![]() more images Deadliest days for US troops in Afghanistan
Deadly days for US troops in Afghanistan Some of the deadliest days for U.S. troops in Afghanistan: From barren Central Asian steppes, a devastated sea is reborn _ and along with it hope
From ecological Soviet-era ruin, a sea is reborn Hawaii regulators approve Honolulu company’s plan for first US open ocean tuna farmHONOLULU — Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company’s plan to build the nation’s first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island. Fishing industry, environmentalists in battle over California marine reserve plansLONG BEACH, Calif. — There’s nothing pacific about the ocean off Southern California these days. Shell donates $450,000 to protect Louisiana’s marine life in coastal watersBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’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. Blue whale washes ashore in Northern California; scientists suspect it was hit by shipSAN 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. Film about Japanese village that hunts dolphins gets mixed reactions at Tokyo film festivalTOKYO — Viewers expressed mixed reactions Wednesday to “The Cove,” 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. Group petitioning federal government to list 83 coral species as endangeredHONOLULU — Environmental activists are petitioning the federal government to put 83 coral species on the endangered species list. Maine delegation asks for disaster declaration for shellfish industryPORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s congressional delegation is asking that a fisheries disaster be declared for the state’s shellfish industry to help with losses from this summer’s clam flat closures due to red tide. Minerals Management Service conditionally approves Shell exploratory drilling in Beaufort SeaANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal agency announced approval Monday of a plan by Shell Offshore, Inc.’s to drill exploratory wells next year on two leases in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska’s north coast — a decision that environmental groups contend ignores threats to the Arctic environment and its wildlife. |