Fishing News

• Spearfishing hero who saved a mate from a shark fights for life after being mauled by a shark
  
  A spearfisherman who saved a father from a deadly shark attack is fighting for his own life after being savagely mauled on a remote part of the Great Barrier Reef.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 25 Oct 2020.
• Top chef warns British fishermen face a 'perfect storm' this winter
  
  Britain's fishing fleet faces a 'perfect storm' this winter as demand from beleaguered restaurants and pubs plummets, chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall warned last night.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 25 Oct 2020.
• Brexit: Why is fishing a stumbling block in the trade talks?
  
  Fishing is one of the key stumbling blocks preventing a trade deal between the UK and EU.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• A million tonnes of 'lethal' ghost gear left in the seas each year
  
  Up to a million tonnes of fishing gear is left in the ocean each year, creating "deadly" marine debris for wildlife, WWF has warned.
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.
• Eating jellyfish: Why scientists are talking up a 'perfect food'
  
  Amid fresh concern about overfishing, scientists say eating more jellyfish may give us benefits.
  BBC News.  Monday, 19 Oct 2020.
• Management of a popular game fish, the smallmouth bass
  
  For recreational fishing enthusiasts, the thrill of snagging their next catch comes with discovering what's hooked on the end of the line. In many freshwater streams and rivers -- across the central and eastern parts of the U.S. ...
  Science Daily.  Monday, 19 Oct 2020.
• Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy
  
  A signaling system implicated in liver fibrosis and immune activation is better understood thanks to this creative chemical fishing lure.
  Science Daily.  Monday, 19 Oct 2020.
• Crisis in the Galapagos: Chinese fishing fleets and COVID-19 threaten a natural wonder
  
  Ecuador's Galapagos Islands face threats from illicit industrial fishing, climate change and a drastic drop in tourism dollars, which fund conservation efforts in the park.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 18 Oct 2020.
• Galapagos Islands | With tour boats moored due to the coronavirus pandemic, the animals are out
  
  The Galapagos marine reserve faces threats from industrial fishing, climate change and a drastic drop in tourism and funding for conservation.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 18 Oct 2020.
• Folly pier closes next week for 2-year replacement project
  
  FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Sunday marks the start of an extended closure of the iconic Edwin S. Taylor Folly Beach Fishing Pier in South Carolina. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 17 Oct 2020.
• Close congressional race in southern New Mexico draws eyes
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) - Pockets in the Sierra Blanca mountain range are packed with tourists searching for an outdoor getaway of fishing, hunting, and eventually skiing. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 15 Oct 2020.
• Chargers' Justin Herbert quietly goes about business, unless it's fishing
  
  The rookie QB is a man of few words, and his love for football might be exceeded only by a love for fishing.
  ESPN.  Monday, 12 Oct 2020.
• U.S. auction theory pioneers win Nobel economics prize
  
  U.S. academics Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the 2020 Nobel Economics on Monday for work on auctions hailed as benefiting buyers and sellers around the world of everything from fishing quotas to aircraft landing slots. ...
  Yahoo.  Monday, 12 Oct 2020.
• Google's Android voice assistant just got a lot more powerful, now lets you open and search apps
  
  That means you can now do all sorts of things with Google Assistant that you couldn't do before, like ask it to open Walmart and search for fishing poles to buy, to send a message on Snapchat or to order food from Postmates.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 8 Oct 2020.
• Utah fishermen guilty of cheating at Lake Powell tournament
  
  Robert Dennett, 45, and Kamron Wootton, 35, participated in a largemouth bass fishing tournament at Lake Powell in Oct. 2018 and passed off fraudulent catches as their own.
  Fox News.  Thursday, 24 Sep 2020.

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