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NY plans to ban shad fishing to help save species
Quick ReadNY regulators plan to ban shad fishing to protect a population at its lowest-recorded level
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State regulators plan to ban commercial and recreational fishing for American shad, saying the population remains at its lowest record level despite efforts to restore it by restricting fishing.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation will hold three public meetings in September to explain the move and the steps to be taken to save the species. The ban will take...
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