Conservation
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Live Fish Cam
CarbonTV has introduced a live webcam from the Show Pond at the Department of Natural Resources' Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center.
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Action Alert: UC Davis Courses on the Delta
UC Davis Extension is holding a class to educate Sacramento citizens on the Delta with an agenda of selling the public on the tunnels. We hope some of you can register for this class and share your knowledge of how this project will destroy the Delta. We will be busy at that time at the State Water Board.
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Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area Seeks Volunteers for Cleanup and Maintenance Day
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area (UBBWA) is seeking volunteers to assist with a cleanup and hunting blind maintenance day on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 7 a.m. to noon. UBBWA consists of Little Dry Creek and Llano Seco in Butte County and Howard Slough in Glenn County.
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In-Fisherman Senior Editor Quinn Named to Freshwater Fishing HOF
In-Fisherman Senior Editor Steve Quinn was inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum as a Legendary Communicator during ceremonies held during the 2016 International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) show in Orlando, Florida.
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Recycling Mono
The program's ultimate goal is to create a network of marked recovery bins at popular fishing locations throughout the state where recreational anglers can dispose of the monofilament as a first step toward recycling the synthetic fishing line into fishing habitats or other products.
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ICYMI: Delta Tunnels News from Restore the Delta
Westlands Water District Credit Rating Upgraded to "Negative"Fitch Ratings Service notes: Drainage Settlement Could Pressure DistrictThe Negative rating stems from the fact that Westlands/San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority will acquire hundreds of millions of dollars of new debt if their settlement with the Federal government is authorized by Congress.
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Future of Federal Fisheries Management?
Today at ICAST, the world's largest sportfishing trade show, recreational fishing and conservation group leaders revealed the preliminary findings from a series of collaborative workshops on alternative approaches to federal fisheries management.
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Scientists Test Oil Spill Containment Equipment in Mission Bay
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) facilitated an exercise today to test response strategies aimed at protecting environmentally sensitive sites in the event of an oil spill near Mission Bay.
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CCA Calls for Actions on South Florida Estuary Disaster
CCA Calls for Actions on South Florida Estuary Disaster issues, CCA Florida has also taken several action steps due to the damaging green algae bloom which originally appeared in Lake Okeechobee this year and has since found its way in the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries. CCA Florida has taken the following actions in the last couple of weeks on behalf of its members:
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The Outdoor Industry Kicks Plastic: Cleaning Up Our Own House First
In recent years, the growing mounds of discarded plastic and trash have threatened the oceans' well-being, from poisoning marine life to polluting the shorelines. Anglers and the products they buy are on the front lines to help fight this problem head on, as the fate of the oceans and our future enjoyment of those waters hangs in the balance.
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States Authorized to Kill Sea Lions to Protect Endangered Salmon Runs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has authorized three northwestern states to continue killing sea lions that prey on endangered fish species as they try to climb the fish ladder at the Bonneville Dam, officials said Wednesday.
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What are Chemicals Doing to Freshwater Fish?
A sunfish caught in Sullivan Lake on Monday. St. Cloud State University Professor Heiko Schoenfuss says sunfish are a sentinel species for chemical exposure, because they reproduce in shallow water near shore where chemical concentrations are higher
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SMUD and CDFW stock trout in El Dorado County reservoirs
For the second consecutive year, SMUD, in conjunction with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), is stocking three Sierra reservoirs with rainbow trout. The stocking will run through August with at least 25,000 pounds of fish stocked into Union Valley, Ice House and Loon Lake reservoirs in El Dorado County.
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California: Ivory Ban Now in Effect
Signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. last October, a new law banning the sale of nearly all ivory in the state of California is effective as of July 1, 2016. The ban, which can be found in California Fish and Game Code, section 2022, encompasses teeth and tusks of elephant, hippopotamus, mammoth, mastodon, walrus, warthog, whale and narwhal.
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Michigan Observes Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week
Angler washing off his boat after going fishing Gov. Rick Snyder has proclaimed July 3-9 as Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week in Michigan, and state departments are observing the week with outreach events at more than 50 boat launches statewide.
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Maryland: Pair of Poachers Banned from Maryland Striper Fishery
Michael D. Hayden Jr. and William J. Lednum, both of Tilghman Island, have received lifetime revocations of their striped bass privileges and been suspended from all commercial fishing activity for the next year, followed by a four-year probationary period in all other fisheries. Their striped bass allocations are being returned to the commercial fishery allotment.
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BoatUS Asks Boaters to Say "No" to More Ethanol in 2017
THE ISSUE: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking for comments on a proposal to increase the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation's gasoline supply for 2017. If adopted, these proposed levels will require the use of a record amount of ethanol, forcing higher-level ethanol fuel blends (including E15 or 15% ethanol) into gas pumps and at more gas stations. Most marine engines are built to only work with up to 10% ethanol, and it is illegal to use gas containing more than 10% ethanol in any marine engine.
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UPDATE: Cleanup operations ongoing after pipeline spill in Ventura
A multi-agency response continues to manage cleanup operations in the area impacted by a June 23 pipeline spill in Hall Canyon, Ventura.
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