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Today in History for Dec. 22: In 1216, Pope Honorius III officially approved the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), founded in the same year by St. Dominic. During the Middle Ages, many leaders of ...

Hundreds of pastoralist and fishing families in Kulub village in central Somalia’s Mudug region are facing deepening hardship ...

Lobster fishing is a billion-dollar industry on the East Coast. Amid trapping feuds, an alleged black market and claims of ...

On Dec. 11, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to extend the closure of the recreational red abalone fishery for ...

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PORTLAND, Maine — The US government can continue requiring America’s lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices to collect data, a federal appeals court has ruled, denying claims by some ...

If someone chooses to use drones to deploy bait, Texas Game Wardens clarified that no state charges would be incurred.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A federal court of appeals has ruled in favor of the government being allowed to require electronic trackers on federally permitted lobster fishing boat. The goal is to provide ...