Fish
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Reservations accepted for annual Game and Fish Commission Awards Banquet
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will recognize 16 people during the 2015 Commission Awards event, which will commend national, state and local leaders, wildlife advocates and volunteers for their work to support the state’s wildlife. The event will be Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Arizona Grand Resort at 8000 S. Arizona Grand Parkway in Phoenix.
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Game and Fish offers 10 ideas for a better 2016
Time is running out on 2015. As we reflect on the changes we want – or need – to make in the new year, how about adding an outdoors resolution to the list? The Arizona Game and Fish Department offers 10 simple resolutions, any one of which should be easy for an outdoors enthusiast to stick to:
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CDFW Seeks Natural Resource Volunteers for North Coast Area
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for its Natural Resource Volunteer Program (NRVP) to serve in the Eureka area.
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January 2016 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar
Weekends — Sandhill Crane Wetland Tour at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve. CDFW docent-led public tours are available to view greater and lesser sandhill cranes at Woodbridge Ecological Reserve outside of Lodi, W Woodbridge Road (95242). Self-guided tours are also available and are enhanced with interpretive panels.
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Westernbass Magazine, Winter 2016
Happy Holidays! The new year is always an exciting time in our sport as all of the circuits begin to kick off for another season. WesternBass is looking forward to bringing you the news and information of 2016. We are also looking forward to you sharing your season with us. WesternBass is once again sponsoring the casting tank at the ISE in Sacramento and this year we will also be at the Phoenix ISE show sponsoring the demo tank. We invite all of you to stop by and say hi. We would love to hear from you. I would like encourage you to support our site advertisers that make WesternBass and the WesternBass.com Magazine available for your use. As most of you know, without our advertisers, WesternBass would not exist. I wish all of you the best and most prosperous NEW Year! Tight Lines! Wayne
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Warmer air and sea, declining ice continue to trigger Arctic change
Fish and walruses moving in face of new challenges - A new NOAA-sponsored report shows that air temperature in 2015 across the Arctic was well above average with temperature anomalies over land more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit above average, the highest since records began in 1900. Increasing air and sea surface temperatures, decreasing sea ice extent and Greenland ice sheet mass, and changing behavior of fish and walrus are among key observations released today in the Arctic Report Card 2015.
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Our 10th year fighting Delta Tunnels is 8 days away!
Governor Brown’s California Water (non) Fix, aka the Delta tunnels, will devastate the Bay-Delta estuary, first through fourteen years of construction impacts that will not be mitigated, and then through operation of the project, depriving the estuary of essential fresh water flows. The Delta tunnels will transform the estuary into a stagnant, polluted, saltwater pool, unfit for urban drinking water supplies, agricultural use, recreation, business uses, fishery protections, and terrestrial species.
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USACE Wants to Recycle Your Christmas Tree as Fish Cover
The Corps will use donated trees to create fish habitat in the lake by placing fish shelters made of bundles of Christmas trees. To donate your tree drop it off from Dec. 26 until Jan. 15 at Sandy Beach boat ramp in Heber Springs, Devils Fork Park's new high-water boat ramp in the Greers Ferry/Fairfield Bay area, or Choctaw Park's boat ramp in the Clinton area. Please do not block access to the ramps for those folks wanting to launch boats.
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East Bay Developer Pleads No Contest to Felony Charges
A Dublin land developer pleaded no contest today to charges of submitting fraudulent documents to the City of Dublin in an attempt to avoid development requirements to protect two state-protected species, the California Tiger Salamander and the Red-legged frog.
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The Ned Rig - Special Bass Fishing Technique - How to rig it and fish it #Dobyns
The Ned Rig is a special technique and lure combo that is very effective when the fishing is tough. Bass Pro Tom Redington will show how to rig and how to fish it properly. Try this technique the next time you are fishing for largemouth, spotted and small mouth bass.
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Giant 1400-Foot Aquaculture Ship to Raise Salmon Offshore of Norway
It could be the start of a sustainable revolution for the Norwegian salmon farming industry, following the design of an aquaculture ship that will move salmon farming further offshore where sea lice and waste build up will no longer be serious problems.
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Arkansas Game & Fish Encourages Boaters to Clean, Drain and Dry
During winter, anglers often visit new bodies of water to track down the hot bite. But you may harbor a stowaway in your boat or equipment. Invasive species like zebra mussels can hitch rides on your equipment and spread to new bodies of water where they can take over.
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Ciguatera fish poisoning predicted to increase with rising ocean temperatures
A new NOAA study, published in the journal Ecological Modeling, forecasts an increase in ciguatera fish poisoning in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Southeast Atlantic coast with predicted rising global ocean temperatures due to climate change.
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Little Tennessee River Recognized for Native Fish Conservation
LIttle-RiverRecognizing its incredible diversity of stream life and years of efforts to conserve that diversity, the Little Tennessee River basin has been designated the nation's first Native Fish Conservation Area.
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Reef Plan to Benefit Alabama Marine Environment
A brainstorming session involving the Alabama Marine Resources Division, Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) and the Alabama Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) resulted in significant implications for those who love to fish in Alabama's saltwater environment.
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What is discard and release mortality?
Discard and release mortality occurs when fish or other animals are caught alive and then die after release. Severe injury or predation, such as being eaten by another animal at the water's surface after release, can cause immediate death. Stress or injury during capture or handling can leave a fish unable to effectively find or digest food, resulting in death at a later time.
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Walmart and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announce Renewal of Acres for America Program
Acres for America has conserved lands of national significance, protected critical fish and wildlife habitat, and benefited people and local economies across the nation.
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Fish Passages Play Role in Licensing Hydroelectric Facilities
Hydroelectric facilities use the energy of river water spilling down the height of a dam to power turbines, which generate electricity. These facilities generally operate under a license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the Commission),
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Anglers Encouraged to Return Striped Bass and Sturgeon Tags for Recognition and Monetary Reward
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed its annual sturgeon tagging program, catching and releasing nearly 400 sturgeon in Bay Area waters. Many of the tags are eligible for a reward if returned to CDFW by anglers.
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Muskie Estimated at 60 Pounds Caught on St. Lawrence River
On Oct. 15, Jeff Brockner, of Callicoon, N.Y. caught "a monster," 58-inch muskie with an estimated weight of 60 pounds. He was fishing at the time with his father, Alan Brockner, of North Branch, N.Y. in the son's 20-foot Starcraft boat.
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