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Feds eye new catch rules on bluefin tuna
Source: Daily News, Newburyport, Mass., Friday, May 18, 2012
Seeking to meet an international requirement, the National Marine Fisheries Service is exploring and gathering ideas for ways to minimize the waste of discarded bluefin tuna — the most prized of all finfish and the species most fiercely fought over by fishermen and environmentalists.
NOAA says states are on their own in debris cleanup
Source: Bend (Ore.) Bulletin, Friday, May 18, 2012
WASHINGTON — The lead federal agency in charge of dealing with the tsunami debris from Japan can’t say what kind of flotsam will make landfall and how hazardous it might be. It also can’t say who will be in charge of cleanup or even how 911 operators should handle debris sightings.
