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Florida Shrimpers Race to Get Battered Fleet Back to Sea

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The seafood industry in southwest Florida is racing against time and the elements to save what’s left of a major shrimping fleet — and a lifestyle — that was battered by Hurricane Ian. The …

Peru’s ‘Worst Ecological Disaster’ Slams Small-Scale Fishing

CIUDAD PACHACUTEC, Peru (AP) — Walter de la Cruz scrambled down a large sand dune in the fog to reach a rock overlooking the Pacific Ocean, where he has fished for three decades. He cast a hook into the waters …