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Chilean officials are asking fishermen to help save birds caught in nets after thousands of dead fowl appeared along coastal Chile this week.

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Conservative North Florida voters: Romney's too richupdated: Thu Jan 26 2012 14:29:00

While media outlets and Beltway pundits might use state polls to gauge the race in Florida between GOP presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, Ron Crum uses poles.

Fortune: Retail's rising starupdated: Tue Apr 27 2010 09:20:00

When a thunderstorm pelts the suburbs of Washington, D.C., there aren't many places where you can practice your golf swing.

The stark reality of a throw-away societyupdated: Mon Apr 12 2010 03:08:00

I grew up on the shores of Sydney Harbor and I fondly remember exploring the crystal clear pools, observing the unique and bountiful marine life. Shells and driftwood, cuttlefish bones and dried seaweed littered the sand. That was the only debris from the ocean beyond that I saw.

Fish stocks can recover if well managed, says studyupdated: Mon Aug 10 2009 05:07:00

Efforts to curb overfishing in five of the world's marine ecosystems are starting to show signs of working.

Stimulus money pays fishermen to snare lost netsupdated: Mon Aug 03 2009 12:42:00

When commercial diver Kenny Woodside takes to the depths, he enters a world of murky low light and dangerous currents.

Removing dangerous netsupdated: Mon Aug 03 2009 12:42:00

About $5 million in federal stimulus money will pay to recover thousands of nets littering coastal waters. Patrick Oppman reports.

Wounded warriors go fishing for recoveryupdated: Mon Apr 13 2009 11:27:00

Amidst the tranquility of a fishing trip at the Rose River Farm in Madison County, a wounded warrior says he almost feels "semi-normal again."

A soldier's love storyupdated: Mon Apr 13 2009 11:27:00

After suffering massive injuries, Brian Mancini's healing process led him to CNN Hero Ed Nicholson's program.

Plan to save whales strangling in red tapeupdated: Thu Jun 05 2008 16:02:00

Whaling fleets nearly wiped out North Atlantic right whales last century. Now these huge mammals are threatened by other human behavior: big ships, fishing gear and entanglement in federal bureaucracy.

Fly-fishing lures all sorts of peopleupdated: Fri Sep 07 2007 14:20:00

Fanny Krieger of San Francisco probably has more fly-fishing tales in her repertoire than Ernest Hemingway.

Fortune: When is a click not a click?updated: Mon Aug 21 2006 10:22:00

The other day, Yahoo said it had developed another cool technology for Internet advertising: a technique for collecting "traces" of paths its users take, without the need to record any personal dat...

Business 2.0: Angler's Oasisupdated: Tue Nov 01 2005 00:01:00

Autumn leaves, blue skies, and smallmouth bass: just another day at the office for employees at Orvis, the 149-year-old outdoor apparel and equipment manufacturer. Nestled at the foot of Vermont's ...

FSB: Small-Game Hunterupdated: Tue Nov 01 2005 00:01:00

Steve Rogers, owner of Rogers Sporting Goods in Liberty, Mo., watched with mounting concern as outdoor mail-order giant Cabela's built a new store in Kansas City, 40 minutes north. The 180,000-squa...

Trapped sub surfaces, crew safeupdated: Sat Aug 06 2005 03:31:00

A Russian submarine that had been trapped nearly 190 meters (625 feet) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean was raised Sunday, and all seven crew members are alive, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet has confirmed.

White House details Bush gift listupdated: Fri May 13 2005 16:02:00

A $14,000 shotgun and a pricey mountain bike were among the gifts President Bush accepted last year, according to financial disclosure forms on the president and vice president the White House released Friday.

FSB: Billfish on Fly Rods in Guatemalaupdated: Fri Apr 01 2005 00:01:00

Thirty yards off the stern, a dark shape rose against the surface, and the mates yelled, "Bella, bella, bella!"

The right stuff: Anatomy of a whale rescueupdated: Fri Jan 07 2005 10:41:00

A young right whale named "Yellow Fin" can swim free again after some high-seas drama. With just 300 right whales remaining on the planet, scientists say sending this one animal back to the wild was enormously important.

Big prize for ideas to help marine mammals, fishing fleetsupdated: Thu May 06 2004 13:13:00

From sea turtles to whales to dolphins and birds, hundreds of thousands of animals die each year because they become entangled in fishing gear.

Money Magazine: GETTING HOOKED ON ANTIQUE FISHING LURESupdated: Sat Apr 01 1989 00:01:00

First Fisherman George Bush knows that what you catch depends on your bait. Collectors know it too. And in recent years, it has been antique fishing lures -- all of them at least 50 years older tha...

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