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A man-made attempt to save the rarest fish on Earth (its a guppy!)

October 7, 2014   Marine Science, National

Olin Feuerbacher took a deep breath and plunged into the warm aquamarine water of a $4.5-million 100,000-gallon concrete and fiberglass tank in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Twenty feet beneath the surface, Feuerbacher inched his way across the bottom, methodically scanning the darkened corners with a flashlight.  He surfaced with a grin and some good news: “We have a new baby down there.” It was a Devils Hole pupfish , the rarest fish on Earth. Read the rest here 10:44

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The Observer Program. Expanded

August 10, 2014   National

flameguard eagleThe US Fishing industry is the most scrutinized industry in the Nation. In another article today regarding the Mount Polley mine tailings pond dam breach, a fishermen’s representative laments, “We have fleets of boats with observers or cameras watching our every move to fish sustainably, and nobody is watching these folks as they destroy our ecosystem,”  I would like to expand the conversation regarding oversight of the regulators,,, <Read more here> 19:50

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