Blue Whale Tangled In Netting Off Coast; Rescue Underway

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A team of federal experts was on the way to Dana Point today to help free a whale tangled up in fishing gear. The blue whale was spotted this morning, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials believe it was the same whale who was sighted yesterday about 30 miles off the shores of San Diego, … Read More

City hopes to complete Isotopes Park netting project in July

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Extending the safety netting at Isotopes Park sounds simple enough, but it’s turned into an extended summer project. The target for completing the $150,000 enterprise: late July. The city of Albuquerque and the Isotopes are working to comply with a Major League Baseball recommendation that all major and minor league stadiums extend backstop safety netting to the far ends of … Read More

Seagull stuck in netting on roof rescued by Bath firefighters

A seagull that became stuck in netting on the roof of a Bath building has an eagle-eyed person and firefighters to thank for saving it. The bird was spotted entangled and on top of a building in the city on Friday (June 17). After being alerted to the incident, Avon Fire and Rescue Service sent its pluckiest firefighters to climb … Read More

Fishermen challenge ban on sea bass netting

Commercial fishermen are fighting plans to ban drift netting for sea bass, and say the experts are wrong to claim that stocks are in decline. IFCA, the Inshore Fishing Conservation Authority, says a ban in the Torridge estuary in North Devon is needed to balance recreational and commercial practices, conserve sea bass stocks which it believes are in dramatic decline, … Read More

Fisheries managers controlling pike population

A concerted effort by fisheries managers in B.C. and Washington State are getting a handle on the pike population in the Pend d’Oreille and Columbia Rivers. A conspicuous lack of northern pike in the Robson Reach region of the Columbia River is a good sign for trout anglers following another round of gill-netting for the invasive northern pike last month. … Read More

Bideford fishermen given four week reprieve from drift net ban

NEW rules which could lead to the “demise” of fishing on the River Torridge have been delayed after an intervention from fishermen backed by Torridge District Council. The Fishing Conservation Association put forward plans this month to ban drift netting in the Torridge Estuary. According to the association the ban is necessary to regularise and balance recreational fishing and commercial … Read More

Views sought as bid is made to ban netting on Torridge Estuary

Fishermen have urged a rethink on proposals to ban drift netting in the Torridge estuary. The Inshore Fishing Conservation Association (IFCA) says a ban is necessary to balance recreational and commercial practice as well as conserve bass stocks, which it believes are in a state of ‘dramatic decline’. It also wants to protect salmon, which it says are accidentally caught … Read More

Net gains come for fan safety at minor league parks

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Netting has gone up along the first- and third-base sides at Burlington Athletic Stadium in the name of spectator safety. It’s not the only minor-league ball park to add netting as a way to make environments safer for fans. The Durham Bulls extended their nets to the end of each dugout prior to the season and few complaints have resulted. … Read More

Safety nets added to City Hall’s 28th floor observation deck

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People touring the outdoor observation deck on the 28th floor of Buffalo City Hall this week were in for a surprise in the form of new safety nets. The popular tourist spot, about 378 feet above the city, was reopened Wednesday after being closed to the public earlier in the week for the work. Workers from Nets Unlimited, a national … Read More

City hopes to complete Isotopes Park netting project in July

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Extending the safety netting at Isotopes Park sounds simple enough, but it’s turned into an extended summer project. The target for completing the $150,000 enterprise: late July. The city of Albuquerque and the Isotopes are working to comply with a Major League Baseball recommendation that all major and minor league stadiums extend backstop safety netting to the far ends of … Read More