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  • Capt. Art Gaeten holds a blue shark that was caught during a research trip in Nova Scotia. Scientists are studying the impact of swordfish fishing methods on the shark population.
    Is Sustainable-Labeled Seafood Really Sustainable?
    Industry demand for the "sustainable seafood" label, issued by the Marine Stewardship Council, is increasing. But some environmentalists fear fisheries are being certified despite evidence showing that the fish population is in trouble — or when there's not enough information to know the impact on the oceans.
  • California Super Market, Calexico, California.
    Imperial Valley Unemployment Rate Tops 30 Percent
    We'll hear what's on the horizon for increasing employment rates in Imperial County.
  • Dan Barker and Dinesh D'Souza debate whether religion is good for society at the Price Center Ballroom on the UC San Diego campus. March 7, 2011.
    Does It Pay To Believe?
    Religion is a staple of human society but that might be unfortunate. More than a thousand people showed up at UCSD this week to hear a debate on whether religion is a good or a bad influence on us.
  • Diseased and healthy black abalone, which was declared an endangered species in 2009.
    Black Abalone Disappearing Off California Coast
    Endangered Shellfish Threatened By Climate Change?
  • For Max Cleland, Politics Was A Refuge From War
    The former senator recalls how a traumatic accident in wartime led to a political career that spanned four decades. In an interview with NPR's Renee Montagne, he discusses his new memoir, Heart of a Patriot, and his solidarity with young soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • Morgan Fischer suffers from the bone disease HPP. But trials of a new drug have given her parents a lot of hope.
    Orphan Diseases Look For Parents With A Cure
    Pharmaceutical companies won't have a lot of customers if they create drugs for rare diseases. But medical science has found some answers to that dilemma.
  • Erin Ryan, daughter of the late Rep. Leo Ryan, spoke with StoryCorps at NPR's Washington headquarters this week. She had dinner with her father the night before he left for Jonestown.
    Rep. Leo Ryan's Daughter Recalls His 1978 Murder
    The recent attack on Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords brought back a flood of memories for Erin Ryan. Her father, the late California Rep. Leo Ryan, was killed in Guyana in 1978 while investigating the Jim Jones religious settlement.
  • The Descent: Interview with Neil Marshall
    Neil Marshall loves horror movies. So when he was crafting his second film, he drew on a trio of movies that had scared him. From
  • An artist's depiction of NASA's Spirit rover on the surface of Mars. Spirit became unresponsive in March 2010. NASA announced it had ended attempts to communicate with the rover on May 24, 2011.
    NASA Says A Final Goodbye To Plucky Mars Rover
    Spirit was designed to last only 90 days and travel less than a mile on Mars. Instead, it kept chugging along for more than six years, taking thousands of photos and exploring nearly five miles. The rover has been silent for more than a year, and NASA says it has now abandoned hope of hearing from it again.
  • Fisherman haul in tuna in Zahara de los Atunes, southern Spain, in May 2006. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas put a lower cap on bluefin tuna catches next year.
    Lower Tuna Limit Still Too High, Researchers Say
    The international commission that regulates fishing of tuna and other large migratory fish in the Atlantic voted to sharply reduce the fishing quota for bluefin tuna at their latest meeting. But some scientists say the new quota is too high to sustain the species.
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