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No Definite Answer to Fish Kill Question

No Definite Answer to Fish Kill Question Society expects science — medical and physical — to solve all problems and when it doesn’t, questions abound on what use science is if it cannot attend to all pressing needs. Fish kills aren’t unknown is in this vast country — a lot of them in fresh water systems, caused by runoffs of this or that chemical from industrial sources. On the briny side of the coin, it isn’t uncommon each summer to see dead whales or dolphins wash up on our ...

Georges, Browns Banks Could be Threatened by New Offshore Leases

The battle to keep offshore oil and gas interests off Georges Bank was long and hard and prosecuted both here and in New England. At stake was the continued existence of one of the richest fishing grounds on the planet with a unique ecosystem which feeds sea life, plants and animals. In this neck of the woods, you had fishermen, aboriginal groups and environmentalists in a coalition against those that would turn this part of Nova Scotia into Alberta East. Those people are still around ...