If Fish Could TalkFishing Conservation
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190 trophy-sized fish caught this summer
Anglers across Wyoming are catching trophy-sized fish, and lots of them. These fishermen and women have submitted more than 190 applications with photos, lengths and catch locations to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Master Angler program. The new program launched in June to inspire people to fish more.
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Striper Overfishing Meeting
Captain Chris Dollar The Atlantic striped bass (rockfish) population is in trouble. Avid Bay anglers have noticed the warning signs of smaller and fewer fish over the last few seasons, and the trouble was confirmed in November when fisheries biologists and analysts reported that the population has fallen below the sustainable threshold and overfishing has been occurring, perhaps for nearly a decade, which makes Thursday’s Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) meeting so important. Representatives from 15 coastal states will discuss and vote on a course of action to mitigate overfishing and chart a course to rebuild the stock.
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Keep an Eye Out for a Reward Tag on Sturgeon in California
Every year, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) scientists rely on help from California anglers in order to monitor and manage our White Sturgeon population.
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California reef, likely the world’s largest, is getting bigger
The project will more than double the size of what is already likely the world’s largest man-made reef, expanding it from 174 acres to 384 acres.
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Firearms, Poaching and Trash Discovered by CDFW on Marijuana Grow at Protected Ecological Reserve
Black Market Marijuana Grow Eradicated in Sacramento County Firearms, Poaching and Trash Discovered at Protected Ecological Reserve
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Sawfish Update
Because the U.S. is one of only a few bright spots for sawfish in the world, proactively sharing lessons from our research and conservation successes can be key to inspiring other countries to take meaningful action and bring their populations back from the brink.
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Tide Strategies for Columbia River
With a combined run of nearly a million chinook and coho salmon returning to the Columbia River mouth this August and September: forecast by state agencies to include 340,000 chinook and 600,000 coho,
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Invasive Species Threatening Lake Tahoe
The lake faces many environmental challenges, and scientists at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) in Incline Village, Nevada, have discovered an invasive species that is affecting the lake's clarity.
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Catching Kokanee
Kokanee mature between three to five years old and achieve sizes of three to five pounds.
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Coho Restored and Flooding Reduced with Habitat Project
Juvenile coho salmon use estuaries to eat and grow before migrating to the ocean. Photo: USFWS/Roger Tabor
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Record spotted gar caught
Mitchell Dering caught the seventh state record fish of 2019 – a 6-pound, 2-ounce spotted gar.
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Teen Lands Maryland Record for Florida Pompano
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has officially recognized 14-year-old Scott Hartzell Jr. of Easton as the first official state record holder for a Florida pompano. Hartzell caught the 3.375-pound fish on Stone Rock near Tilghman Island.
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Technology Targets Younger Generations of Anglers
As attention spans decrease, how can you increase educational success for younger generations? The answer is simple. Technology!
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Trump’s plan for water deliveries to Central Valley may be foiled by Salmon
Federal biologists worked frantically this year to meet a deadline to assess the environmental impacts of Trump administration plans
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Volunteer Cleanup Scheduled Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area has scheduled a cleanup and hunting blind maintenance day.
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Unstoppable Plague - Lionfish?
Just as lions are apex predators on land, lionfish in Florida are an underwater force to be reckoned with.
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Life jacket exchange events set for Saturday, July 27
The Arizona Game and Fish Department will hold multiple life jacket exchange events at area lakes Saturday, July 27 and Aug. 3.
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The little fish is no longer in danger of extinction
The Center for Biological Diversity, former federal biologist Jim Williams and law professor Zygmunt Plater petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to lift Endangered Species Act protection from snail darters.
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The AZGFD Fishing Report: July 19, 2019
Monsoon season is here so please be safe. Watch for flash flooding. Get off the water if there's lightning and if you get trapped on the water, find a protected cove or small bay and wait out the storm.
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