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Thousands go Home Empty-handed After One-day Smelt Fishery
Thousands go Home Empty-handed After One-day Smelt Fishery
Thousands go Home Empty-handed After One-day Smelt Fishery
LONGVIEW (AP) — Washington state's Department of Fish and Wildlife opened up a highly anticipated one-day season for smelt fishing on the lower Cowlitz River — but maybe no one told the smelt. Thousands of people turned out with dip-nets in hand Saturday morning, but when the five-hour fishery ended, most everyone went home with empty buckets...
Studies Focus on Acidic Ocean Impact on Dungeness Crabs
Studies Focus on Acidic Ocean Impact on Dungeness Crabs
Studies Focus on Acidic Ocean Impact on Dungeness Crabs
MUKILTEO (AP) — Millions of pounds of Dungeness crab are pulled from Pacific Northwest waters each year in a more than century-old ritual for commercial and recreational fishermen. But as marine waters absorb more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, federal scientists are worried that the ocean's changing chemistry may threaten the sweet-flavored crustaceans...