Conservation
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CDFW to Host Public Meeting on Ocean Salmon Fisheries
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites the public to attend its upcoming annual Ocean Salmon Information Meeting. A review of last year’s ocean salmon fisheries and spawning escapement will be presented, in addition to the outlook for this year’s sport and commercial ocean salmon fisheries.
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Hydrilla treatment underway on Lake Toho
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has begun treating hydrilla in portions of Lake Toho, also known as Lake Tohopekaliga, and will continue treatment until Feb. 26, weather permitting.
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Louisiana's Inshore Artificial Reefs
Inshore reefs are those artificial reefs developed solely in Louisiana state waters between the Louisiana Intracoastal Waterway and the Louisiana coastline and within Lake Pontchartrain.
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Harvest Reduction for Recreational Black Sea Bass Approved by ASMFC
Last week a board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved Addendum XXVII to the Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, which continues the use of regional management for the two species in the 2016 recreational season.
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Great White Sharks at Cape Cod May Double Their Numbers
great white shark was photographed in August swimming close to a windsurfer off Nauset Beach in Orleans.A great white shark was photographed in August swimming close to a windsurfer off Nauset Beach in Orleans. Members of a working group tasked with studying ways to improve public safety say swimmers will need to be educated about the risks of going too far offshore.
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Invasive Mudsnails Detected in Lower Feather River; Anglers and Boaters Urged to Help Prevent Spread
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has confirmed the presence of New Zealand mudsnails in the low-flow section of the Feather River in Butte County, and is asking recreational users of the river to “clean, drain and dry” fishing and recreational gear and watercraft in order to help prevent the spread of these invasive snails.
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California Marijuana Cultivation Diverting Stream Resources
The study confirmed that diminished stream flow from water-intensive activity is likely to have lethal impacts on state and federally listed salmon and steelhead trout as well as cause further decline of sensitive amphibian species
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Survival of Endangered Salmon in California
Department of Water Resources surgically implanting an acoustic transmitter into the belly of a Chinook salmon smolt. Photo: NOAA/Arnold Ammann.
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Restore the Delta Meet and Greet
Talk with Restore the Delta staff about the real costs of the Delta tunnels project for Santa Clara Valley Water District rate payers.
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Can the Sacramento Delta survive more 'regulatory flexibility'?
By Doug Obegi Published: February 3, 2016Original article at LA Times. The state and federal Endangered Species Acts were created to prevent the extinction of our native fish and wildlife, and they've been tremendously successful. Yet despite these laws, California is on the verge of killing off some of its native salmon and other fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay, the largest estuary on the West Coast of the Americas.
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Tread Lightly! Announces 25 Partner-Funded Stewardship Projects Across Nation
In one of the most ambitious Restoration for Recreation™ initiatives in its history, Tread Lightly! has awarded funding for 25 stewardship projects throughout the country.
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Male Smallmouth Bass Bear Eggs
Researchers believe the condition results from agricultural runoff in the Missisquoi River watershed, an area where farmers already face scrutiny for phosphorus pollution that promotes blue-green algae blooms in Lake Champlain.
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Funding Now Available for Fisheries Restoration Projects in Central Valley
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will be expanding its Fisheries Restoration Grants Program into the Central Valley in 2016 to support the recovery of the Central Valley’s winter-run and spring-run Chinook salmon and steelhead populations.
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Angler Faces $24K Fine for Exceeding Panfish Limits
An Onalaska angler faces a $24,682 fine for exceeding the limit in Lake Onalaska and the Mississippi River.
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Fishing Participants are Changing
National Professional Anglers Association members learned how to turn their passion into their profession at the organization's recent annual conference in Wisconsin Dells Jan. 8-10. They heard from numerous industry experts at dozens of sessions, including keynote speaker Mike Nussman, president and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association.
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Studies Needed on Gulf Conservation Projects, Says Researcher
The settlement of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill fines — the largest pollution penalty in history — will bring an unprecedented opportunity to spend billions of dollars on restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico region.
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Fishing, Hunting Report Card Data for Many Species Due Jan. 31
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds anglers, divers and hunters that Jan. 31, 2016 is the due date for turning in steelhead, sturgeon, abalone and north coast salmon report card data, as well as unfulfilled deer tag report cards (a new requirement for this year).
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No Surprise: Shark Hotspots Overlap with Commercial Fishing Boat Locations
new study from an international team of scientists found commercial fishing vessels target shark hotspots, areas where sharks tend to congregate, in the North Atlantic. The researchers suggest that sharks are at risk of being overfished in these oceanic hotspots.
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Anglers Score a Win in Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
Recreational anglers scored another big victory last week -- and so did the economy of the entire Gulf of Mexico -- as the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved an amendment by Louisiana Senator David Vitter to permanently expand state control of reef fish, including the prized Gulf red snapper, from 3 to 9 miles offshore for the three northern Gulf states.
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