I’m a family of fishes – bright orange, my roe;
They collect me by dipping a net where I grow;
I’m the way you get metal when ore rock must go;
And I’m how you inspected your vintage Bordeaux.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Brian. See comments for answer.

I do not live in Russia, but am in Algiers;
I am absent in laughing; I’m only in tears;
You won’t see me in months, but will surely in years;
And I’m never in calm, I live only in fears.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Duane. See comments for answer.

From a point, I set out in a single direction;
If you meet me at sea, you just might need protection;
I’m the film of a man who engendered affection;
And when X marks the spot, I’m a deeper inspection.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Andrew. See comments for answer.

I bid Ernest farewell and think Shaw is the man;
I’m a word used to fight the assault weapons ban;
I’m a place where a farmer might get a good tan;
And a common design that is worn by your clan.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Lee. See comments for answer.

I’m where songs on a CD can each find their groove;
I’m an effort to follow prey from a remove;
Where runners and drivers have something to prove;
And unless I’m there first, then the train cannot move.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Brian. See comments for answer.

I was co-star to Tom when he floated ashore;
Talked to Tim through a fence; and penned Fences, what’s more;
I distinctly disputed the yellowcake lore;
And I made fourteen points that concluded a war.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Brian. See comments for answer.

I’m relaxing at home; I’m a musical pause;
When a lawyer is finished defending his cause;
The Professor and Mary Ann’s common applause;
And I’m featured, with motion, in Newton’s three laws.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Brian. See comments for answer.

I am home to the new kids and Jenny’s proud song;
I help children build castles, but nothing too strong;
I’m the end of a question Ken Jennings got wrong;
And a way to tell actors just where they belong.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by DeLisa. See comments for answer.

I’m a saturnine satellite; home on the range;
I’m a critic’s review that you would not arrange;
I’m a goat-footed god that might often seem strange;
And a mischievous boy who refuses to change.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Ro. See comments for answer.

In casinos, I’m broke; In Monopoly, rich;
When a plane makes a turn, an adjustment in pitch;
I keep blood; I stack snow; in the pool hall, don’t twitch;
I am West in the East; I’m the edge of a ditch.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by DeLisa. See comments for answer.