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NOAA moves to police seas

By Traver Riggins

January 28, 2011

As part of their continuing effort to take a lead in managing global fisheries, officials with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospher

Spain doles out millions in aid despite fishing company's record

By Kate Willson and Mar Cabra

October 2, 2011

Company received $12 million in public aid even as it faced more than 40 allegations of illegal fishing

Fishing deaths mount, but government slow to cast safety net for deadliest industry

By Ronnie Greene

August 22, 2012

Commercial fishing is the deadliest industry in the U.S., but with federal reform moving slowly, some fishermen are stepping in.

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"… e law has yet to mandate detailed inspections of the vessels themselves.“Fishing vessels are uninspected, so the Coast Guard doesn’t have jurisdiction to go on …"

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