In California, entrepreneurs can now pursue sea ranching raising certain types of fin fish in offshore pens thanks to passage last year of the Sustainable Oceans Act. In addition, marine aquaculture could help revitalize many of the nation's working waterfronts and ports that have suffered due to the decline of commercial fishing. The law established a permit process and environmental standards for aquaculture within three miles of the shoreline, the extent of the state's jurisdiction....

Ted Stevens ( news, bio, voting record) (R-Alaska), introduced a resolution Thursday night calling for the United States to pursue an international ban on government subsidies to the fishing sector that are supporting the overfishing of the world's oceans. Ted Stevens ( news, bio, voting record) (R-Alaska), introduced a resolution Thursday night calling for the United States to pursue an international ban on government subsidies to the fishing sector that are supporting the overfishing of...

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Perfect example: the Phoenix roll, an imaginative work of art that wrapped up lightly-fried shrimp tempura pieces, fresh tuna and slivered pieces of creamy avocado. Tuna was also the star player in the Deep Impact roll, where shrimp tempura was topped with spicy tuna mixture. Though the temperatures were record-breaking and it was hardly time for macaroni and cheese, I was still too hungry for just a salad. Cut me some slices of perfect ruby-red tuna or fresh yellowtail and I'll gladly...

More than 20 nations agreed Friday to discourage unregulated and destructive bottom trawling on the South Pacific high seas, a victory for environmental groups. Enormously effective at catching fish, the nets also wipe out almost everything in their path, smash coral and stir clouds of sediment that smother sea life, marine experts say. Observers and ship locator monitoring systems are to be used, and vessels must remain at least five nautical miles from deep-water corals and other...

Fisk, also a fisherman, said the contracts would be 'very basic' and could be "tweaked" to accommodate variances in different fisheries. We get a tremendous amount of interest in fisheries statewide - every gear type, every issueyou name it, from sport to commercial, from groundfish to net fisheries. They will recommend state fisheries, and our fish coordinator will basically be the one doing the leg work and the staffing for that body," Nizich said. Fisk said time might not allow for the...