200 Mile Limits Could Aid Fish Stock Recovery Says Experts
A 200 mile offshore fishing zone may curb overfishing and revive stocks. Nations including the United States and Canada pursue reciprocal access while most coastal states adopt stricter jurisdiction. Long-term yields could rise with nonconventional species like squid and krill, though market acceptance and costs remain barriers.
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Washington
Japan
Russia
United States
Canada
Antarctic
Polar
John P. Wise
National Marine Fisheries Service
Commerce Department
Wise
State Department
Alaska faces federal land bill amid native claims clash
Alaska debates a federal lands bill that would turn about 170 million acres of federal land into national parks and reserves, touching native claims, state development, and resource competition. Gov. Hammond backs a cooperative state federal approach while a ballot initiative seeks open state lands for homesteading.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Contiguous States
House of Representatives
United States
Senate
Washington
Robert Arndorfer
Bureau of Land Management
Hickel
Jay Hammond
Tax revolts and Ontario's fiscal outlook unfold at municipal conference
At the 40th annual Ontario Municipal Clerks and Treasurers gathering, officials debate property taxes amid California style rollbacks worldwide. The Ontario government delays reform, sparking concern over archaic assessment systems and potential revenue losses. A New Brunswick experiment shows partial tax abolition, but returns to taxation loom. A tax collector applause is met by a dissenting citizen.
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Ontario
California
New Brunswick
Ottawa
Association of Municipal Tax Collectors
Portugal’s 1976 civil code expands women’s legal rights
The article notes Portugal’s post coup reforms granting women equal legal voice in child education, employment, passports, and birth registration, plus access to civil service and judiciary. It also mentions abortion remains illegal with penalties, birth control centers expanding, and high backstreet abortion rates in 1975.
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London
Commission On the Status of
Salazar
Caetano
Times
Carlos Fabio
Portugal
Women’s Democratic Movement
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Charles Mohr
Bill Kovak
Walter J. Hickel
Secretary of the Interior
Hickels
Charles Lynch
Spirit of
Toronto
U.S
William Chislitt
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