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Massive open-pit coal mines in British Columbia are leaching high concentrations of selenium into the Elk River watershed, damaging fish populations and contaminating drinking water.

A lifelong fisherman, Mr. Fitz is part of a very unusual business arrangement with the Nature Conservancy, an environmental group that is trying to transform commercial fishing in the region by offering a model of how to keep the industry vital without damaging fish stocks or sensitive areas of the ocean floor.

Waves of up to 10m (33ft) battered coasts, damaging fishing boats in Lebanon.

Nick Underdown, from Open Seas, said: "Flame shells are highly sensitive to damaging fishing activities like scallop dredging and prawn trawling.

In 2003 the European Commission provided emergency protection and banned damaging fishing activity in the locality.

Scientists warn Lake Victoria is dying Jump to media player They blame over-fishing and pollution for severely damaged fish stocks in Africa's largest freshwater lake.

The damaged fish stocks mean that the fish caught are mostly smaller and less valuable.

Fisheries experts generally agree that the dredge will damage fish nurseries and hatcheries.

In water, nitrogen turns to nitric acid, which can damage fish larvae and create conditions that poison adult fish.

In conjunction with rising acidity in aquatic environments, aluminum can damage fish gills and thus impair respiration.

Current practices allow fleets to discard damaged fish, or lower value species, for which they receive less money, in order to maximise their profits.