Word: catching
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...protesters are concerned that offshore drilling, without the necessary safety precautions, will endanger the marine environment and destroy one of the world's richest fishing areas. George's Bank supplies 17 per cent of the United State's fish catch and 14 per cent of the world's seafood, Mark Webber, a spokesman for Friends of the Earth, said yesterday...
Andy McNerney, at 126 pounds, battled his way into third as a result of earlier wins. Two quick headlocks left the freshman playing catch-up from a 10-2 deficit against Columbia's Doug McKenna. The aggressive McNerney fought back, abandoning his patented cradle for a roll which he used to pull close to McKenna, who finally held...
...Sacred Mosque in Mecca. When an official she sought turned out to be away from his office, she headed for the embassy commissary, one of few places in the sternly Islamic city where alcohol is served. "I thought I might have lunch and a beer and try to catch him before I left for my next appointment," she says. "You know the rest. It could happen to anyone who likes a beer...
...overfishing, pollution and the eellike sea lamprey (an ocean predator that apparently first migrated from the Hudson River into the lakes after man had opened the way with the Erie Canal, the native lake trout is again being pulled from the lakes by sports fishermen, who now can also catch coho and chinook salmon from the Pacific Ocean. Still, despite the fact that the waters are cleaner and the lamprey has been contained by a concerted attack on its breeding ground, the game fish population can be sustained only by frequent replanting. Says K.H. Loftus, of the Ontario Ministry...
...although the Crimson played an impressive first-of-the-season game and came on very strong during the third period, they could not catch up with the B.U. skaters as the Terriers held on to a 4-1 second-period lead...