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TweetOLYMPIA – Sport anglers will have the opportunity to reel in salmon off the Washington coast starting Saturday, June 22. That’s when all four marine areas open daily to fishing for Chinook and coho salmon, said Wendy Beeghley, a fishery manager with … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), along with a consortium of state and tribal partners, today submitted an expanded application to lethally remove California and Steller sea lions preying on threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead runs … Continue reading →
Tweet Our native turtles are on the move in May and June seeking sandy areas or loose soil to lay their eggs. In New York, thousands of turtles are killed each year when they are struck by vehicles as they … Continue reading →
Tweet / An American oystercatcher walks along the shoreline. FWC, partners prepare for nesting season on CWAs The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in collaboration with the Florida Parks Service and Audubon Florida, is working to protect the nesting habitats for … Continue reading →
TweetCrappie update at West Boggs Lake West Boggs Lake in Loogootee, is one of many lakes statewide that is stocked and managed by fisheries biologists. Data from a recent survey revealed that West Boggs crappie are growing much faster than … Continue reading →
Tweet FWC June 18 workshop in Levy County encourages gopher tortoise conservation The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding regional workshops to present information on opportunities for local governments and private landowners to help conserve gopher tortoises in Florida. The … Continue reading →
Tweet Contact(s): Andrew Badje, DNR Natural Heritage Conservation biologist, 715-921-5886 MADISON – As female turtles start leaving the water in search of sand or gravel uplands to lay their eggs, Wisconsin conservation biologists are asking people to report where the turtles … Continue reading →
Tweet Anglers heading to a fishing spot in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Almost 95,000 California anglers fish on the Sacramento River system, spending about $142.9 million a year on fishing-related expenses. Yet, there are some areas where dams block fish … Continue reading →
Tweet The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is looking for anglers and crews interested in tagging tuna in the Northern Atlantic. TBF is working with scientists from the Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Program (AOTTP) to learn more about certain tuna species. … Continue reading →
Tweet June 12, 2019/in Advocacy, Featured, News Exempted Fishing Permits were issued by the Pacific Fishery Management Council on April 29, 2019 to two vessels to fish off the U.S. west coast in federal waters (Exclusive Economic Zone) with pelagic longline gear. The listed purpose … Continue reading →
Tweet Brunswick, Ga. (June 13, 2019) – The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently deployed 800 cubic feet of donated concrete sinkers as an enhancement to artificial beach reef BSF. The BSF reef is … Continue reading →
Tweet During this “shoulder season” between salmon and steelhead runs, anglers should turn their attention to trout, shad and warmwater species. For example, Trout continues to be a good bet for the NW Zone – either resident cutts in coastal … Continue reading →
TweetFishing will be on hatchery fish destined for the Selway River that are usually caught in the Lower Clearwater Fish and Game Commissioners on June 13 opened Chinook salmon fishing effective immediately on the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River to … Continue reading →
Tweet The West Hawaiʻi Habitat Focus Area (HFA) team released the West Hawaiʻi HFA Map Viewer on the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) website. The map viewer provides a platform to geographically view the type of scientific data collected within the HFA. Available … Continue reading →
Tweet A school of goat fish swims in a lagoon in American Samoa. Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released the second and final report for their study on Interventions to Increase the Resilience of Coral. The report, … Continue reading →
Tweet An Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Officer boards a commercial fishing vessel as part of a Port State Meas This week marked the second observance of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. … Continue reading →
Tweet Teaching children a lifelong hobby, instilling appreciation for our marine environment and providing fun, family outings are the objectives for the Kids’ Fishing Clinic in Cape Canaveral on June 22. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will offer a free … Continue reading →
Tweet ATTN: Want to experience the fun of scalloping this season? Check out when your county’s season starts! @MyFWC: https://content.govdelivery.con opens June 15 in Dixie County and a portion of Taylor CountyThe 2019 recreational bay scallop season for Dixie County … Continue reading →
Tweet It’s that time of year when you might be fishing for snapper and grouper. Continue your role as a conservationist by looking out for fish with signs of barotrauma and being prepared to respond. Barotrauma is a condition seen in many fish caught in … Continue reading →
Tweet Webinar series offers habitat restoration practitioners a venue for sharing new approaches, best practices, and innovati An excavator works to construct a channel that would restore tidal flow to the Bahía Grande in southern Texas. With environmental science and … Continue reading →
