WASHINGTON, Aug.

For years New England fishermen have had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that make up their catches.

Report analyzes economic benefits of rebuilding efforts and costs of delaysWASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A report released today by the Pew Environment Group reveals significant potential financial benefits of rebuilding four fish species in the Mid-Atlantic: summer flounder, black sea bass, butterfish and bluefish.

By Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press, N.J. Aug.

By CONNIE SAGE By Connie Sage Correspondent For the fifth year, North Carolina's harvest of fin fish and shellfish fell, a decline that commercial fishermen blame on tightened regulations, higher fuel prices and an increase in imported seafood.