If Fish Could TalkFishing Conservation
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New Nevada Rules for Invasive Species
If you transport a watercraft on any public highway in Nevada, you are now required to have your drain plugs, drain valves and any other removable device used to control the draining of water removed and open while transporting the vessel.
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Yamaha Endorses Ocean Debris Cleanup Bill
Save Our Seas Act is Good for Boaters, Anglers, and Coastal Communities KENNESAW, Ga.--Yamaha Marine Group today announced its endorsement of S. 756, the bipartisan Save Our Seas Act, which was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ.) The bill aims to strengthen research and international coordination of anti-debris efforts to protect America's oceans, coastlines, and inland waterways. In addition to reauthorizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA®) Marine Debris Program, the bill allows for additional funding to assist with debris cleanup, and encourages the executive branch to engage with the nations responsible for the majority of marine debris.
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Arizona Spring Fish Stocking Report
Before Memorial Day weekend, we'll have stocked an additional 20,000 trout and catfish into waters statewide! The trout are goin' to Woods Canyon and Willow Springs lakes on the Mogollon Rim and Kaibab and Ashurst lakes near Williams.
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BoatUS Skewers Latest Big Ethanol Effort
Big Ethanol is at it again. In a new advertising campaign timed with the start of boating season, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), the leading trade association for America's ethanol industry, continues to spread mistruths in its support of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a 2005 law that mandates the blending of biofuels such as corn-ethanol into our gasoline. The nation's largest recreational boating advocacy, services and safety group Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) clarifies the ad campaign's spin with hard truths.
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Plan Now for Utah Memorial Day Fishing
If you're like a lot of Utahns, you're ready to get outside, enjoy some sunny weather and catch some fish.
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Governor Brown Cuts Over $100 Million for Drought Response in Revised State Budget
Governor Brown’s May revision of the California Budget released Thursday slashed over $100 million in funds designated for drought response. With the drought officially declared “over” in April, the remaining $63 million intended for the state’s drought package will go to CalFire.
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Pump Failure Kills Fall-Run Chinook Salmon at Feather River Fish Hatchery – Thermalito Facility
An estimated 200,000 to 300,000 fall-run Chinook salmon were killed early yesterday morning at the Feather River Fish Hatchery – Thermalito Facility due to a pump failure from a faulty wire. More than two million remaining salmon at the facility will be released over the next month as they reach an appropriate size.
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NOAA and States Focus on Red Snapper Enforcement
In order to better protect the red snapper fish stocks in the Southeast, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, alongside other state and federal natural resource enforcement agencies, will continue to conduct increased enforcement efforts focused on the commercial and recreational red snapper fisheries in Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.
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Kokanee Salmon Seminar May 18 in Salt Lake City
Kokanee salmon are one of Utah's tastiest fish. And, if you can locate a school of them, get ready for some fast and furious fishing.
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Underwater Grasses Increase in Chesapeake Bay
Scientists say some beds might be large enough to survive severe weather events By Karl Blankenship, Bay Journal
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Mangroves optimized: How to make coastal habitats sequester even more carbon
Of all the carbon buried in the floors of Earth's oceans, most of it is found in the narrow strip of tidal marshes, seagrass beds, and mangroves along their edge. Known as blue carbon ecosystems, these vegetated coastal habitats "occupy only 0.2% of the ocean surface, yet contribute 50% of the total amount of carbon buried in marine sediments," write researchers, led by Deakin University ecologist Peter Macreadie, in the journal Frontiers in Ecology in the Environment. Meter for meter, they're some of the most effective carbon storage systems we have. But could people make them even more effective?
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Commission Approves Boating, Watersport Rules in Arizona
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission recently approved several boating and watercraft regulation changes aimed at increasing customer service and public safety on Arizona's waterways.
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Compromise yields gift for the Everglades: 78 billion gallons of cleaner water
Water full of algae laps along the Sewell’s Point shore on the St. Lucie River under an Ocean Boulevard bridge
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Fishing Groups Call on White House for Ethanol Policy Changes
In a letter sent today to the Trump administration and Congress, a coalition of recreational boating and sportfishing interests urged action to fix America's broken ethanol policy. The American Sportfishing Association (ASA), Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) on behalf of the nation's 12 million recreational boat owners, 46 million recreational anglers and 35,000 recreational boating businesses respectively expressed concern with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
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No More Fish Bladders Used in Guinness Production
Vegans can clam down, there's nothing fishy about a pint of Guinness as manufacturers Diageo announced that fish bladders are no longer being used in its production.
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Defender of Sharks Killed by Shark off Coast of Reunion Island
A shark lover who was devoted to warning people about the animals was mauled to death in the world's black spot for such attacks.
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Temporary Closure for Mojave River Hatchery
The Mojave River Hatchery near Victorville in San Bernardino County will be closed to the public as of May 1, to allow for maintenance and repairs of the raceways, buildings and equipment. The facility is expected to reopen in approximately three to four months when all repairs are complete.
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Quagga Mussel-Fouled Boats Intercepted Leaving Arizona
AZGFD reminds boaters to "clean, drain and dry" following five impoundments during past month PHOENIX — Following the recent interception and impoundment of multiple quagga mussel-fouled watercraft that had been in Lake Powell or Lake Havasu for extended periods, the Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds boaters to "clean, drain and dry" – and especially decontaminate — their watercraft and equipment before exiting waters designated as having aquatic invasive species.
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California Halibut Fishery Opens Today
The 2017 recreational Pacific halibut fishery will commence Monday, May 1 for the first of four open periods. This season's dates are May 1-June 15, July 1-15, Aug. 1-15 and Sept. 1-Oct. 31, or until the quota is reached, whichever is earlier. The open and closed periods are intended to provide fishing opportunities from spring through fall.
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Underwater Vegetation Expansion in 2016
Record Acreage Surpasses Restoration Goal The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported today that underwater grass abundance – a key indicator of improving water clarity and quality – increased for the fourth straight year in the state's portion of the Chesapeake Bay, reaching a record of 59,277 acres.
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