If Fish Could TalkFishing Conservation
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Floodway capacity for the Sacramento river system
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working to reduce flood risks for more than a half million people in the Sacramento region as part of the first multi-benefit flood management and habitat project under the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan.
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Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) waypoints
These new flyers will be available in anticipation of the upcoming recreational boat-based groundfish fishery openers that will occur as follows:
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Western States Ranked for Worst Invasive Species Areas
The “Battle of the Bads!” report was developed with information from leading biologists
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Idaho study on walleye diet, growth and impacts to other fish species
We started this work last spring
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Gene Can Make Fish Fins More Like Limbs
Now a study on a modern fish familiar to aquarium enthusiasts has provided new insight into the genetic underpinnings of this transcendent change
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Casting For Entries for Fish Art
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN – The deadline is fast approaching for the 2021 Art of Conservation™ Fish Art Contest
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Global extinction looming for Hedge trimmer fish
They are the most extraordinary of fish, resembling "hedge trimmers with fins".
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Electronic Fishing Regulations Booklets for California
Booklets will no longer be printed and shipped
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MPAs can yield significant benefits for regional fisheries
Commercial fishing interests and even recreational anglers often bemoan the political creation of Marine Protected Areas around the globe, but the science suggests these sea-life sanctuaries benefit regional fisheries and those who pursue fish for food or for recreation.
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Jobs Alert!
Jobs Alert! Come work with CalTrout and join our team! We have 3 positions available: Sacramento Policy Associate
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Trump sending more California water to farms troubled federal biologists.
Federal scientists and regulators repeatedly complained
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Combating invasive mussels at Flaming Gorge
Flaming Gorge boaters and recreationalists; the Wyoming Game and Fish Department needs your input. Game and Fish is finalizing a plan that will guide actions in the event that aquatic invasive species — like zebra and quagga mussels — are discovered at Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
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Re-opening in Napa County
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce the re-opening of the Knoxville Wildlife Area and Cedar Roughs Wildlife Area, both in Napa County.
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CDFW meets remotely
At its February meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission acted on a number of issues affecting California’s natural resources. The following are just a few items of interest from yesterday’s meeting.
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Sportfishing industry resumes work to phase out destructive gear in California
Bipartisan Lawmakers Remain Committed to Modernizing the California Drift Gillnet Fishery
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Oil and Gas Leases Ban Could Limit Wildlife Mitigation Efforts
Most of all, a ban of new leasing on federal lands could restrict the ability of Wyoming’s state wildlife agencies to work with proponents to avoid and minimize impacts to fish and wildlife.
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Abalone Poachers Stopped in the Act
While on patrol, the officers observed the silhouettes of two subjects on the rocks of a jetty.