Read more fishing ban stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26168/fishing-ban.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:28:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55708/fishing-ban-imperils-calif-salmon-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlummeting populations have led to a federal ban on commercial salmon fishing off California for the second straight year, raising fears that the industry will disappear altogether, the Los Angeles Times reports. "If we don't go fishing next year, we have to start thinking that salmon fishing in California is...http://www.newser.com/story/55708/fishing-ban-imperils-calif-salmon-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 7:51:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50051/fishing-banned-in-melting-arctic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal panel has voted to block fishing trawlers from moving into a vast area of the Arctic Sea made newly accessible by melting ice, the New York Times reports. The move will protect 150,000 square nautical miles of US waters north of the Bering Strait while scientists assess...http://www.newser.com/story/50051/fishing-banned-in-melting-arctic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 5:07:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28207/ocean-sharks-face-extinction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOcean sharks are threatened with extinction, with 11 species designated “high-risk” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and five more also in danger. Sharks are dwindling from intentional fishing, which targets them for their meat and fins, and “bycatch” fishing that lands them in nets meant for tuna...http://www.newser.com/story/28207/ocean-sharks-face-extinction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 May 2008 13:40:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24117/alarmed-feds-cancel-salmon-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn drastic action to stop the collapse of the West Coast salmon population, a federal fisheries council is banning salmon fishing off California and most of Oregon for the rest of the year, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . "This is a disaster," said the council chairman. The number of salmon...http://www.newser.com/story/24117/alarmed-feds-cancel-salmon-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Apr 2008 5:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24013/claws-celebre-maryland-plans-pinch-on-crab-harvest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFaced with the lowest catch in decades, Maryland is taking steps to help stem the blue crab's decline. Tough measures are being proposed that would cut the harvest of female crabs by up to 40%, the Baltimore Sun reports. The state says urgent action is needed to stop the Chesapeake...http://www.newser.com/story/24013/claws-celebre-maryland-plans-pinch-on-crab-harvest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Apr 2008 3:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21400/pacific-salmon-season-in-peril.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA shortage of salmon in the waters along the Pacific coast has driven regulators to consider a ban on salmon-fishing this season, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Pacific Fishery Management Council has never recommended canceling the season before, and about 1,000 commercial fishermen could see their livelihood devastated...http://www.newser.com/story/21400/pacific-salmon-season-in-peril.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Mar 2008 16:30:24 CDT