H. Dale Hall, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Marvin Moriarty, the agency’s northeast regional director, announced today that the Service has approved a new national wildlife refuge in eastern Pennsylvania’s Cherry Valley. The Service has established a boundary for the refuge, encompassing 20,466 acres in Monroe and Northampton counties, within which [...]
December 26, 2008 | Posted in
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Partnership Will Help Continue Annual Catskill Tradition
The 29th Annual Belleayre Fall Festival will be held this coming Columbus Day weekend, but at a new location thanks to a partnership announced today by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Delaware and Ulster Railroad. The festival will take place on Oct. 11-12 [...]
September 16, 2008 | Posted in
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New Officers Selected, New Commissioner on Board
Harrisburg, PA, 7/16/08 – At its summer quarterly meeting yesterday, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) voted to allow anglers to fish in lakes and ponds approved as year-round trout waters without possessing a trout/salmon permit, as long as anglers are not fishing for trout or salmon. [...]
July 17, 2008 | Posted in
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DEC, DOT Work to Expand Sites in Delaware County
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the opening of three fishing access sites along the East and West Branches of the Delaware River in Delaware County. The sites are located in the towns of [...]
July 15, 2008 | Posted in
Freshwater Fishing |
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The NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife has joined forces with the national Take me Fishing campaign which encourages everyone to participate in the leisurely, family-friendly experience of fishing and enhance their appreciation of the natural world.
Over the next year, New Jersey, alongside 29 states nationwide, will participate in an effort to reach out [...]
June 8, 2008 | Posted in
Outdoor kids |
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INTRODUCTION – HISTORY OF FISHERIES SURVEYS
An estuary is defined as a semi-enclosed body of water in which freshwater mixes with salt water. Estuaries are one of the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth. They serve as nursery areas, spawning and feeding grounds, and migratory routes for many recreational and commercial fish. As the Delaware River [...]
May 27, 2008 | Posted in
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