Habitat
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Anglers Add Fish Habitat on Beaver Lake
Anglers from the Bear Creek Bass Club rolled up their sleeves and joined staff from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to break ground on a new weigh-in facility to be housed at the Prairie Creek Access on Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas. They even managed to add a little extra habitat to the water while clearing the area making up the footprint of the new facility.
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Deepwater Horizon Spill Affected Part of Bluefin Spawning Habitat
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted the Western Atlantic bluefin tuna's spawning habitat, including the shelf and slope waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico, a new study confirms.
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Arizona: Fish Habitat Enhancement on Salt River Chain
This fall, the Arizona Game and Fish Department plans to use a crane on a 36-foot pontoon boat to sink fish habitat -- critical to anglers' fishing opportunities -- into lakes along the Salt River chain in central Arizona.
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California Invasive Species Action Week to Put the Spotlight on Habitat Invaders
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will kick off the third annual California Invasive Species Action Week on Saturday, June 4. The goal of Action Week is to promote public awareness of invasive species issues and to encourage public participation in the fight against California’s invasive species and their impacts on our natural resources.
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Program to Capture and Recycle Used Fishing Line
eep an eye out for special bins placed along the Little Red River at boat ramps, access points and popular boat docks this year. The Little Red River Foundation and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have kicked off a program to capture and recycle used fishing line on and around the river. Local students, LRRF members and AGFC officials will place recapture bins at all approved sites in the next few weeks.
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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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No Motor Tournament Nov. 7 Will Restore Habitat in Southern California
Fifth Annual "No Motor" Tournament Set for Saturday November 7, Will Support Continued Critical Habitat Restoration at Carpinteria Salt Marsh
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Support for Spawning Habitat Protection Zones
As a member of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Snapper/Grouper Advisory Panel, it's important to address the implementation of the Snapper Grouper Amendment 36 – Spawning Special Management Zones (SMZs).
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Appeals Court Upholds Habitat Protections for Threatened Green Sturgeon in California, Oregon, Washington
Spawning Habitat in Sacramento River Preserved; Developers' Lawsuit Denied SAN FRANCISCO— The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld the designation of 8.6 million acres of critical habitat for the threatened green sturgeon in California, Oregon and Washington, including the sturgeon's only remaining spawning habitat in the Sacramento River.
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Bass Habitat at Texas' Lake Austin Enhanced With Attractors
Austin—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) partnered with Texas Tournament Zone (TTZ) and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and Watershed Protection to install fish habitat structures assembled out of brush into Lake Austin on June 7, 2015. TTZ, a Friends of Reservoirs chapter member, has led fundraising efforts and volunteer recruitment to help restore fish habitat recently denuded in the lake. Ashe juniper (mountain cedar) tree cuttings will be bundled and sunk at strategic fishing hotspots throughout the lake.
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