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 490.0 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 761.0 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 433.0 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 836.0 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 974.0 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 540.0 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 767.0 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 874.0 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 433.0 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 433.0 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 603.0 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 622.0 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 1000.0 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 433.0 California salmon season prospects dim; limited in Oregon
SEATTLE (AP) - There won't be much of a salmon season for fishermen off the California coast for the second year in a row. The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted three options Thursday for this year's ocean salmon season at a meeting in Seatt...
5.5K - Mar. 13, 2009; scored 685.0 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 603.0 Salmon seasons outlook mixed
NEWPORT From Astoria to Brookings, salmon fishermen came to Newport to hear officially what rumors already had delivered: sport and commercial Chinook seasons in Oregon are likely to be nil. There was some good news, amidst all the bad coho numbe...
4.9K - Feb. 27, 2009; scored 698.0 Steelhead biting on South Fork Coquille
Column by Richard DeChambeau Steelhead fishing in the Coos River system is still experiencing low and clear water conditions. It remains a very tough fishery with few fish being caught. The bright spot is the South Fork Coquille River. With the recen...
3.6K - Feb. 21, 2009; scored 572.0 Chinook return is not good news
SAN FRANCISCO A record-low number of Chinook salmon returned to rivers in California s Central Valley last year, indicating that severe restrictions on salmon fishing are likely again this year, federal regulators said. The Pacific Fishery Manageme...
3.5K - Feb. 19, 2009; scored 761.0 Critics win skirmish with Navy
The U.S. Navy, pressured by coastal residents has extended a comment period on its plans to double its area for training off the coasts of Northern California, Oregon and Washington. The Navy is getting ready to finish its proposal for a Northwest Tr...
3.5K - Feb. 10, 2009; scored 792.0 | 
