Fishing News

• Right whales are one step from extinction as warmer waters push them northward into boat traffic
  
  As the ocean warms, North Atlantic right whales are moving north to cooler waters in unprotected zones, where they die from vessel strikes and entanglement in fishing gear.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Alex Pullin living on Gold Coast with girlfriend Ellidy Vlug and puppy before spear fishing death
  
  The two time world gold medallist and three-time Olympian was spearfishing off the coast of Palm Beach when he suffered a shallow water blackout and drowned.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020.
• Alex Pullin: Australian world-champion snowboarder dies
  
  Pullin, Australia's flagbearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics, was found unconscious while spearfishing.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020.
• World snowboarding champion Alex Pullin found dead in sea
  
  Two-time world snowboard champion Alex Pullin has drowned while spearfishing in Australia.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020.
• Michel Barnier hints EU could compromise on Brexit fishing rights
  
  Michel Barnier has hinted the EU is prepared to compromise on the crunch issue of fishing rights as he and his UK counterpart David Frost meet in Downing Street for Brexit trade talks this evening.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 7 Jul 2020.
• America Needs To Stop Relying On Countries Like China For Seafood Markets
  
  Fishing communities and family fleets face a precarious future.
  Daily Caller.  Sunday, 5 Jul 2020.
• Fishing, juggling and FA Cup finals - Georgia Stanway and Lauren Hemp's team-mate trivia
  
  Manchester City and England team-mates Georgia Stanway and Lauren Hemp talk to BBC Sport about their new lockdown skills, guilty pleasures and career highlights so far.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 5 Jul 2020.
• It Paid Doctors Kickbacks. Now, Novartis Will Pay a $678 Million Settlement.
  
  The pharmaceutical company spent more than $100 million on lavish meals, fishing junkets, golf outings, sporting events and speaker fees to influence doctors to prescribe its drugs, federal prosecutors said.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 2 Jul 2020.
• Research reveals fishing pressures affect tropical and temperate reefs differently
  
  An international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases or decreases, and how this differs between tropical to temperate marine ecosystems. ...
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020.
• Alligator swoops in and steals girl's fish right off fishing line in Houston area
  
  An alligator was caught on camera stealing a little girl's fish in the Houston area.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 27 Jun 2020.
• Minnesotans fishing like crazy during pandemic
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Amid a global pandemic, economic recession and profound racial tension in the summer before a heated election season, Minnesotans are going fishing in numbers not seen in decades. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 27 Jun 2020.
• Swimmer catches shark with bare hands at Delaware beach, video shows
  
  Who needs a fishing rod anyway?
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 23 Jun 2020.
• Game rooms, golf and social distancing: A look inside NBA's plan for restarting season at Disney campus
  
  Here's some of what awaits NBA players going to Disney next month: game rooms, golf course access, fishing areas, bowling and more!
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 17 Jun 2020.
• Why Deion Sanders Loves Country Living And Outdoor Adventures
  
  NFL legend talks fishing, new shoe partnership.
  Forbes.  Monday, 15 Jun 2020.
• Gulf Coast fishing industry struggles to stay afloat amid pandemic
  
  "It was just like a vacuum cleaner sucking the money out of the bank," said the owner of oldest continually operated oyster company in the U.S.
  CBS News.  Sunday, 14 Jun 2020.

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