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Coast Guard suspends its search for the crew of a capsized fishing boat in the Gulf of Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The search for five people believed to be aboard a fishing vessel that capsized in rough seas in the Gulf of Alaska has been suspended, the Coast Guard…

John McCarthy December 2, 2024

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Nude man nabbed by police after ‘cannonball’ plunge into giant aquarium at Bass Pro Shop

LEEDS, Alabama (AP) — A man crashed his car outside a Bass Pro Shop in Alabama, stripped down to his birthday suit and plunged into the giant aquarium inside the…

John McCarthy January 7, 2024

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Overfishing Threatens A Way Of Life In The Bahamas

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the…

John McCarthy April 6, 2023

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U.S. Mulls Stronger Protections For Caribbean Conch, Raising Concerns Among Fishermen

Overfishing may put the queen conch — a large marine snail known for its showy shell and delectable flesh — on the path to extinction, U.S. government researchers concluded earlier…

John McCarthy January 19, 2023