If Fish Could TalkFishing Conservation
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The Twin Tunnels Are Out?
Last month, he decided to scale back his predecessor’s decades-long effort, the Twin Tunnels, to deliver water from Northern to Southern California.
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Catfish Public Hearings Scheduled
A new catfish rule establishes regulations for taking catfish by hand or with a bow and arrow or crossbow. Legislation passed in 2017 allowed catfish to be taken with these methods for the first time, but this rule will set seasons, gear restrictions, length limits and bag limits to maintain sustainable harvest levels with these new methods.
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Nominations sought for Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame
The Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation is soliciting nominations for this year’s inductees into the Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame.
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California's Ocean Salmon Fishery to Open
California’s recreational salmon fishery will open in ocean waters on Saturday,
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Restoring more than 1,400 miles of fish habitat, reducing flooding and improving recreation for communities
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is working with partners across the Northeast to remove aging dams, install fish-friendly culverts and bridges and eliminate other obstructions to restore rivers and river systems to their natural condition.
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‘Spring Aboard’ with boating safety course
Arizona’s boating season is on the horizon and in preparation, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) and boating safety advocates nationwide are urging boaters to #KeepYourEdge by enrolling in a boating education course during the Spring Aboard campaign.
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Confirmation of Zebra Mussel Larvae
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussel larvae in Red Lake in Beltrami County after studying samples gathered last summer by biologists from the Red Lake Nation.
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President Trump Admin Shortcuts Science To Give Ca Farmers More Water
President Trump is following through on his promise by speeding up a key decision about the state's water supply. Critics say that acceleration threatens the integrity of the science behind the decision, and cuts the public out of the process.
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Unraveling Mysteries of Pacific Salmon Survival
An international team of biologists is setting out into some of the roughest waters in the North Pacific Ocean in the middle of winter to try to solve the fundamental mystery of Pacific salmon: What determines whether they live or die?
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Delta Aquatic Invasive Plants Control Begins
The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is set to begin this year’s efforts to control aquatic invasive plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region and Suisun Marsh. Pending weather conditions, DBW will begin herbicide treatment next week for water hyacinth, South American spongeplant, Uruguay water primrose, alligatorweed, Brazilian waterweed, curlyleaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, coontail and fanwort as part of an integrated plant control program.
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CDFW seeks input on new statewide changes for trout fishing regs
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will host a series of statewide meetings to inform the public and seek input on the proposed new statewide changes for trout fishing regulations.
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Black Market Marijuana Operation Seizure by CDFW
Wildlife Officers Seize Firearms and More at Black Market Marijuana Operation in Hayfork Last month, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), assisted by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department, served a search warrant at a private parcel in the Hayfork area of Trinity County.
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CDFW to Sell Licenses and Warden Stamps, Meet with Public at Long Beach Fred Hall Show
Long Beach-area residents can purchase their 2019 licenses, validations and report cards, as well as 2019 Warden Stamps directly from California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) staff at the 73rd annual Long Beach Fred Hall Show scheduled this week at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. Warden stamps sales help fund CDFW’s K-9 program and support purchases of enforcement equipment.
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Dead fish may show up as ice begins to thaw
Winter conditions – very cold temperatures and heavy snow over ice, for example – can kill fish and other aquatic creatures like turtles, frogs, toads and crayfish.
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Beetles stop world’s rarest fish from breeding—until now
It was December of 2017, and he’d been reviewing film captured the night prior, from a captive population of Devils Hole pupfish—the rarest fish on the planet.
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Tracking Invasive Gulf Species
National Invasive Species Awareness Week is Feb. 25-March 3. According to the National Wildlife Federation, some 42 percent of threatened or endangered species are at risk because of invasives.
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Fishery managers estimate higher numbers of coho salmon will return to Washington
Fishery managers estimate higher numbers of coho salmon will return to Washington’s waters in 2019 compared to last year, but expect low returns of wild chinook will again make setting fishing seasons a challenge.
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Fayette County Public Fishing Lake Reopens
The Fayette County Public Fishing Lake will reopen on Thursday, March 28, 2019, after the completion of a renovation and restocking project by the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) that began in 2016.
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The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking volunteers
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking volunteers to assist with a variety of activities – including kids fishing and Lake Paddlemore – at this year’s AZGFD Outdoor Expo, March 30-31, at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix.
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