Report: Overfishing is a serious problem.(SPORTS)

Byline: Gene Mueller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's recent annual report on the status of U.S. marine fisheries to Congress didn't contain a great deal of encouraging news. By tracking of population levels and harvest rates for species caught in federal waters - meaning between three and 200 miles off the U.S.

coasts - the report showed a big problem with overfishing. The latest data available from 2006 focuses primarily on commercial fish netting operations. It provides population levels for 187 fish stocks and multispecies ...

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