Word: fish
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Posters plastered all over the picturesque fishing port of New Bedford, Mass., proclaim: THE SOVIET FISHING FLEET IS TWELVE MILES OFF OUR COAST AND SUCKING UP EVERYTHING THAT SWIMS, CRAWLS OR HIDES IN THE SAND. Beneath ominous-looking silhouettes of Russian trawlers, the posters urge: SUPPORT THE 200-MILE FISHING LIMIT. Congress is now getting the message. This week both House and Senate are expected to pass a bill extending U.S. jurisdiction over coastal waters from its present twelve miles to 200 miles; President Ford's signature is likely. Under the bill, which will take effect next March...
...bill's progress has caused a surge of optimism in the ailing East Coast fishing industry, especially in New England ports. Fishermen there have long blamed foreign competition, particularly from Russian trawlers, for drastically declining catches and soaring fresh-fish prices. In 1957 more than 1 billion lbs. of fish were caught off New England; by 1974 the catch had been chopped about in half, to 521 million lbs. As late as October 1971, yellowtail flounder (commonly served in East Coast restaurants as sole) brought 6? per lb. at New Bedford's daily fish auctions; last week...
Though East Coast catches certainly should increase somewhat, that euphoria seems exaggerated. Some 63% of the 6.5 billion lbs. of fish that Americans eat each year is imported, and U.S. fishermen will not automatically inherit that share. Many of the fish sold in the U.S. are caught by European vessels in the North Atlantic, outside even the 200-mile limit and well beyond the reach of American ships. Within the 200-mile zone, there is a serious question of how many fish remain to be caught by anybody...
...Dave Fish has many of the same qualities as Jack Barnaby," Watson said. "I'm confident that he'll carry on the tradition and reputation of Harvard tennis and squash...
...University's real estate holdings, though not administered by the Development Office, are still an important source of alumni gifts that currently offer substantial financial benefits to Harvard. Sail Fish Point, Fla., a 775-acre tract in some of the finest undeveloped land along the Florida coast, is typical of Harvard's bizarre but rich holdings. The land, which also includes a 6600 foot beach front, is currently under negotiation for sale that could go as high as $10 million. In addition, the University is the full beneficiary of a 900 acre onion farm in Mansfield, Ohio...