Seafood and Fishing Industry

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) _ Hurricane Ike may have dealt a blow to the world's most endangered sea turtle. The storm erased nesting areas for Kemp's Ridley turtles by washing away dunes and beaches on battered Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island, said...

Two leading environmental groups voiced their support yesterday for trying to revive the Chesapeake Bay's native oyster rather than introducing Asian oysters into the estuary. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Nature Conservancy said they believe...

Two leading environmental groups voiced their support today for trying to revive the Chesapeake Bay's native oyster rather than introducing Asian oysters into the estuary. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Nature Conservancy said they believe that...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ An Oct. 2 story about New York joining eight states in a lawsuit against the Bush administration incorrectly described an environmental ruling that the states say could harm fisheries and drinking water supplies by permitting the...

NAME — Sarah Heath Palin. AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION — 44; born Feb. 11, 1964; Sandpoint, Idaho. EXPERIENCE: Alaska governor since December 2006; unsuccessful run for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 2002; chairwoman of the...

Fishermen from across the country will dock their boats in Lake County this week for a national event city officials hope will reel in thousands of dollars for the local economy. At least 400 fishermen using 200 boats will cruise into Tavares today in...

Fishermen from across the country will dock their boats in Lake County this week for a national event that city officials hope will reel in thousands of dollars for the local economy. At least 400 fishermen using 200 boats will cruise into Tavares...

Somalia's pirates want the world to know they are regrettably misunderstood. They are merely "gentlemen who work in the ocean." Indeed, many are salty patriots risking their lives at sea while "protecting Somalia's shores." And the sea -- ah, she is...

South Florida marina owner Ray Graziotto did a double take when he opened his tax bill a few years ago. His Loggerhead Club & Marina franchise hadn't changed a bit, but during the high-flying days of the real estate boom, his property taxes did. When...

We still don't know. Four years in the making, a high-level study of what to do about the Chesapeake Bay's woebegone oyster population reached this conclusion: We still don't know the best step to take. And to answer the question that originally led to...

The scientists and officials studying the restoration of native Chesapeake Bay oysters and the possibility of introducing a non-native Asian oyster species in the bay have laid out a raft of alternative actions and intend to finalize a new direction by...

Alondra is Spanish for Skylark, the wine company established by John Lancaster and Robert Perkins, who run the wine program at Boulevard Restaurant in San Francisco. Their 2007 Chardonnay from Middleridge Ranch Vineyard in Mendocino is a cool customer...