Deadly sea foam puzzles scientists
PORTLAND (AP) Scientists know what caused the ocean foam that has killed thousands of seabirds in Oregon and Washington, but they don t know exactly why it suddenly showed up in such deadly abundance off the Northwest coast. The organism is a singl...
 3.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 479.0 EU officials warn of disappearing cod
BRUSSELS (AP) Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts will prevent the disappearance of a species prized for centuries for its flaky white flesh. The Europ...
5.2K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 654.0 EU officials warn of disappearing cod
BRUSSELS (AP) Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts will prevent the disappearance of a species prized for centuries for its flaky white flesh. The Europ...
5.2K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 654.0 Greedy dogfish hurts Massachusetts fishery
CHATHAM, Mass. The sea air isn t all that 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-...
5.7K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 736.0 Port seeks golf course zoning change
Coos County s commissioners will have another chance to vote on one aspect of the local liquefied natural gas project. The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has filed an application with Coos County to change the zoning of the Kentuck Golf Course...
3.2K - Sep. 11, 2009; scored 403.0 Study: Sea turtles could go extinct
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON It s a scene that scientists say is all too common: A commercial fishing boat pulls in a net full of shrimp or tuna and finds a loggerhead sea turtle mixed in with the catch. Biologists like Matthew Godfrey say on...
5.5K - Sep. 3, 2009; scored 771.0 Protection proposed for massive coral reef
FIFTY MILES OFF CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Deep beneath the crystalline blue surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern U.S. lies a virtual rain forest of coral reefs so expansive the network is believed to be the world s largest. A 23,000-s...
5.7K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 555.0 Grant aims to retrieve fishermens' lost crab pots
NEWPORT (AP) During his 35 years as a commercial fisherman, Jeff Feldner lost his share of crab pots when storms blew them out of position, a passing boat propeller sheared off the buoy, or a bank of kelp overwhelmed everything and dragged it away....
4.0K - Jul. 13, 2009; scored 771.0 Boat captains fighting back against dolphins
PANAMA CITY, Fla. Miles offshore, a fight is raging between angry anglers armed with guns and bombs and bottlenose dolphins, the marine mammals popularized in movies and TV shows like Flipper. Boat captains say dolphins, known for their toothy gri...
4.7K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 1000.0 A pile of permits
Jordan Cove Energy Project's proposed liquefied natural gas terminal and connecting pipeline projects are far from done deals. Many agencies are reviewing permits. Some still are weighing comments from the public. Here's a list of agencies. Federal a...
2.7K - Jun. 6, 2009; scored 403.0 Sea turtles protected since 2001
The National Marine Fisheries Service said a petition by three environmental groups to establish critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles puts additional focus on fisheries that already try to protect turtles. NMFS has had protections in place fo...
4.2K - Jun. 1, 2009; scored 643.0 Enviros sue to protect sea turtles off U.S. coasts
SAN FRANCISCO - Environmentalists want a federal judge to force fisheries managers to take action on lawsuits seeking stronger protections for sea turtles. Three groups - Oceana, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sea Turtle Restoration Proj...
3.5K - May. 29, 2009; scored 771.0 Blue whales make return to Alaska waters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. The endangered whales, possibly the ...
4.6K - May. 18, 2009; scored 532.0 Oregon Outdoor Report: Controlled hunt deadline extended
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has extended the purchase of controlled hunt tags and licenses until June 1 due to the large volume of applications and a major slowdown in their computerized license sales system. Normally the controlled hu...
4.5K - May. 16, 2009; scored 403.0 Taking a new course
COOS BAY ” The owners of a golf course just off the Kentuck Inlet of Coos Bay have found a possible buyer for their property: Jordan Cove Energy Project. The liquefied natural gas terminal developer has signed an option to purchase either ...
3.8K - May. 14, 2009; scored 403.0 Oregon Outdoor Report: Good coho season announced
Great news has finally come from the Pacific Fishery Management Council. We have a significant ocean recreational coho salmon fishery south of Cape Falcon and starting June 20 through Aug. 31, or until a quota of 110,000 fin-clipped coho are caught, ...
4.2K - Apr. 11, 2009; scored 614.0 Chinook fishing season halted again in California
MILLBRAE - California's commercial Chinook salmon fishing season will be called off again after a record low number of the fish returned to the Sacramento River to spawn last year, federal fisheries managers announced Wednesday. The decision by the P...
4.0K - Apr. 9, 2009; scored 643.0 Feds join Oregon lawsuit against LNG location
SALEM (AP) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger says the U.S. Department or Justice has joined Oregon in appealing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal on the Columbia Ri...
0.8K - Mar. 20, 2009; scored 403.0 New head of NOAA says science will guide policy
GRANTS PASS - The new head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will not only be talking the talk on global warming, she will be walking the walk - eight blocks from the Metro station to her office. Former Oregon State University ma...
5.2K - Mar. 20, 2009; scored 970.0 Navy sonar causes whale concerns
FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. - In the blue-green surf, 11 endangered North Atlantic right whales surface, jump and shoot mist high into the air through their blow holes. Dozens of motorists pull over on A1A and grab their cameras and binoculars as the whales ...
5.5K - Mar. 13, 2009; scored 614.0 | 
