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That prospect spurred the U.S. government for the first time to slash fishing quotas for certain sharks in Atlantic waters in April. It also moved conservationists to put seven shark species on the IUCN-World Conservation Union's Red List of threatened species and prompted calls for even stricter safeguards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNDER ATTACK | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

Moreover, the sharks patrol these ranges randomly. They may return to a given spot twice in one week, then not again for months. "It's clear," says Holland, "that you can't significantly reduce the local shark population by fishing for a limited time in a single area. You'd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNDER ATTACK | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

To slow it down further, NMFS announced last spring that it was cutting this year's quota for large coastal sharks by 50%, to 1,285 metric tons, as well as establishing the first quota ever for small coastal sharks and banning commercial harvests of five species considered especially prone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNDER ATTACK | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

Yes, Starr has gone too far! He has progressed from a fishing expedition to personal attacks--a vendetta. Millions and millions of dollars have been spent in this pursuit. Inhabitants of Arkansas have been subjected to inappropriate questions. Federal tax money has been spent by Starr that could have been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 28, 1997 | 7/28/1997 | See Source »

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia: The blockade of an Alaskan ferry ended today after the Canadian government promised disgruntled fishermen in British Columbia that it would pressure the United States to reopen negotiations on Pacific salmon. As the 300-boat blockade broke apart, the ferry Malaspina departed the harbor with a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canadian Fishermen End Blockade | 7/22/1997 | See Source »

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