Introduction
Fishermen clean the day's haddock catch off Cape Cod. Catches of haddock, cod and other ground fish are being carefully managed to replenish stocks. (Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman's Association/Jessie Agee)
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The world's oceans are under extreme pressure from overfishing, pollution and coastal development, two major commissions have warned. Global fish catches have declined in recent years, despite the use of increasingly sophisticated equipment — including satellite tracking. Moreover, some scientists say 90 percent of the world's large predator fish — such as swordfish and tuna — have disappeared. Scores of proposals on oceans have been introduced in Congress this year, but none has passed. While 3,600 Americans a day move to coastal communities — bringing new development that eats up fish-breeding wetlands and increases runoff pollution from motor oil, fertilizer and lawn chemicals — no single public agency is responsible for coordinating onshore development with ocean health. Meanwhile, new fisheries-management techniques are offering hope in North America and Europe that overfished species like cod can recover. And the White House has created a new Cabinet-level committee to coordinate oceans policy.
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Aquaculture and Maritime Policy |
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Jun. 10, 2022 |
Governing the Seas |
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May 31, 2019 |
Global Fishing Controversies |
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Oct. 2007 |
Oceans in Crisis |
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Jul. 27, 2007 |
Fish Farming |
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Nov. 04, 2005 |
Saving the Oceans |
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Aug. 02, 2002 |
Threatened Fisheries |
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Sep. 27, 1985 |
Whaling: End of an Era |
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Jul. 16, 1982 |
Troubled Maritime Industry |
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Jun. 07, 1974 |
Oceanic Law |
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Sep. 29, 1965 |
National Maritime Policy |
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Sep. 04, 1963 |
Fishing Rights and Territorial Waters |
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Oct. 05, 1955 |
Territorial Waters and the High Seas |
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Jul. 21, 1954 |
Plight of the Maritime Industry |
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Jul. 10, 1935 |
Merchant Marine Policy of the United States |
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Jan. 15, 1929 |
Sea Power and Sea Law |
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Jul. 24, 1928 |
Government Aid to the Merchant Marine |
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Oct. 17, 1925 |
The Merchant Marine Problem |
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Apr. 26, 1924 |
The New Merchant Marine Situation |
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