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Henry Carey holds up shells while diving for conch off the coast of McLean's Town, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Queen conch, the key food species, is a marine snail that reaches up to a foot in length and can live for 30 years. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Takeaways from AP report on overfishing's threat to conch
By PATRICK WHITTLE - Associated Press
Wed,04/05/23-8:39PM , 45 Reads
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — No longer a theoretical threat, overfishing across the globe has wiped out species from areas where they once thrived. And one result is that it’s taken off the table beloved culturally important dishes.
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The potential loss of conch in the Bahamas reflects the threat overfishing poses around the world to traditional foods. Nowhere is as synonymous with a seafood as the Bahamas is with conch. Overfishing is also threatening the national dish in Senegal. (April 6) (AP Video: Serginho Roosblad/Grace Ekpu)

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In Bahamas, conch fishing is way of life. But for how long?
By PATRICK WHITTLE - Associated Press
Wed,04/05/23-8:12PM , 55 Reads
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up the marine snails from the seabed.
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The Chipotle Mexican Grill logo is seen on a storefront, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. On Monday, March 27, 2023, union officials said Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

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Chipotle agrees to pay after closing store that sought union
By PATRICK WHITTLE - Associated Press
Mon,03/27/23-11:57AM , 41 Reads
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize.
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A lobster rears its claws after being caught off Spruce Head, Maine, Aug. 31, 2021. A group of Maine businesses and trade groups filed a lawsuit against a California aquarium Monday, March 13, 2023, for recommending seafood customers avoid buying lobster. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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Do-not-eat listing draws lawsuit from Maine lobster industry
By PATRICK WHITTLE - Associated Press
Mon,03/13/23-4:38PM , 47 Reads
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state.
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