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Board creates new state waters cod fishery in Bering Sea

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Kluberton said that an entry level, open access fishery in the Bering Sea seemed to respond to requests the board heard. A parallel fishery also operates in state waters in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, which generally follows federal rules. In 2006, the board created a state waters Pacific cod fishery that is southwest of the new fishery, in the Aleutian Islands, which also takes 3 percent of the BSAI ABC. That fishery had a GHL of 20.7 million pounds in 2012, although...
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Florida: Poachers go after wild berries important food for wildlife

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The berries typically go to buyers in Immokalee and other agricultural centers, where both legally and illegally obtained berries are sold. The poachers reach through thin fan-like leaves to the berries clumped around the tree's thick, winding trunk, where they could encounter snakes or stinging insects. Since there was no evidence to tie the driver to the berries, he was allowed to leave. Arrests are rare.
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Wolf protection plan raises hackles in Southwest

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Parents consider the "kid cages" a reasonable precaution. Defenders of the wolves note there have been no documented wolf attacks in New Mexico or Arizona. The group offered literature by Ayn Rand and screened the documentary "Wolves in Government Clothing," which equated rampaging wolves with an out-of-control federal government. Said one Arizona rancher at the event: "Is this politically driven?
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Low Calf Survival Contrasts with Strong Populations in Other Areas

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...elk numbers are still over their objective in the Lima Peaks country and in the Gravelly and Snowcrest ranges, said FWP Dillon biologist Craig Fager. As for deer, whitetails and mule deer are common in Region 2, but are generally below historic averages. The FWP has restricted hunting opportunities for antlerless deer to limit any further declines and speed population increases, but hunting for white-tailed bucks should be improving overall. Hunting for mule deer is by permit...
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