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fishery

[fish-uh-ree] / ˈfɪʃ ə ri /


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“The Bureau of Reclamation is managing Shasta operations under a temperature management plan developed in coordination with state and federal fishery agencies,” Reclamation spokesperson Peter Soeth said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

At the moment, McKinney holds the edge, sitting in first place halfway through the four-day tournament after bringing in a 30-pound bag of smallmouth Friday—a colossal, record-breaking haul for a smallmouth fishery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

But no yellow eels will be caught on the Lough this year - or for the next two years - following the closure of the fishery.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

It brought major disruption to marine ecosystems: mass die-offs of seabirds, fishery disasters, kelp degradation, whale entanglements, sea lion starvation, fish migration and harmful algal blooms, Amaya said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

On searching further, the fishery officers found other plants where rains or ordinary clean-up waters would carry insecticides into the sewer.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

But it’s more than just Greenland sharks at risk, with an estimated 79 million sharks dying in fisheries in 2019.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Our communities deserve to know what’s in the water ... and what it means for our health, our fisheries, and our future,” Padilla said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Warming oceans, habitat destruction, predation by rats and dogs, competition with commercial fisheries and accidental capture in fishing nets are also threatening many populations.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

After independence, he had served as defence minister, then foreign minister and had been heading the fisheries ministry when his troubles began.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

There were pages and pages of hits, mostly about farming, fisheries, and wildlife.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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