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State And Nation

Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river, and an entire ... Read more

Local News

Athens Relay Team fishes for a cure at annual fundraiser tournament

Those who fished at Saturday’s City of Athens Relay for Life Bass Fishing Tournament enjoyed a sunny day ... Read more

Local News

Boaters abandon burning ship near Gulf Coast

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Three people who abandoned their ship after it caught fire near the Gulf ... Read more

Local News

ALEA: Probe into Wheeler death ongoing

The investigation into the death of an Athens man whose body was recovered earlier this month from Wheeler ... Read more

Local News

New fishing rules designed to protect vulnerable shark

BOSTON (AP) — The rules for recreational shark fishermen are going to get more difficult to try to ... Read more

Local News

Alabama red snapper season to begin June 1

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s recreation red snapper fishing season will be 47 days in 2018, beginning June ... Read more

State And Nation

Study to determine number of red snapper in the Gulf

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A team of 21 scientists will conduct a study to estimate the number ... Read more

State And Nation

Report: U.S. fishermen catch up in value, volume dips slightly

American fisheries grew by a little more than 2 percent in value last year, even with fishermen bringing ... Read more

State And Nation

Myanmar navy ship, fishermen find bodies in search for plane

SAN HLAN, Myanmar (AP) — Fishermen joined navy and air force personnel Thursday in recovering bodies and aircraft ... Read more

State And Nation

New protections for threatened dusky sharks taking effect

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New protections for a species of threatened East Coast shark went into effect this ... Read more