Rockfish Recover, Now Face Anglers
<i> Associated Press</i>
BALTIMORE —
Conservation efforts from Maine to Floria have brought the rockfish back from near extinction, a federal commission said.
In declaring the rockfish recovered, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission cleared the way for relaxing catch restrictions that have protected the species since the early 1980s.
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