Information Will Be Used To Help Make Fisheries Management Decisions
The 2007 New York State Freshwater Angler Survey, which provides valuable insight on fishing trends and resource management, is now available, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. The survey is conducted periodically in order to learn more about the current fishing [...]
July 13, 2009 | Posted in
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Regional Activities Offer Opportunities to Try Fishing
New York State is among the nation’s premier, year-round fishing destinations, and to help newcomers or those interested in learning how to fish, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has scheduled free fishing events in communities across the state. These events, which are listed below, are [...]
June 1, 2009 | Posted in
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A new report by NOAA’s Fisheries Service detailing the diverse demographics of 222 American saltwater fishing communities will help the agency design management strategies that will lead to more sustainable fisheries.
“Fisheries management depends on an understanding of how people in coastal communities interact with marine ecosystems and how their economies work,” said Jim Balsiger, NOAA [...]
March 30, 2009 | Posted in
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The 2009 Fisheries and Wildlife Seminar series at the Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education begins Feb. 11 with a program on fisheries management on the Roanoke River.
Dr. Joe Hightower, of the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at N.C. State University, will lead a program highlighting the latest fisheries [...]
January 14, 2009 | Posted in
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(Juneau) – The Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) today announced an agreement on a ten-year extension of fishery arrangements under the Pacific Salmon Treaty. The agreement addresses a number of salmon fisheries in Southeast Alaska, including those near the British Columbia/Alaska border and on several rivers that cross between the two countries.
The Pacific Salmon Treaty, first [...]
July 2, 2008 | Posted in
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A Mt. Pleasant angler has broken the saltwater marine game state record for an African pompano a mere 13 days after the 11 year record was recently trumped.
Bryan Powell caught the 43 pound 8 ounce African pompano on Monday June 16th off the coast of Charleston near the Comanche hole in about 100 feet of [...]
June 30, 2008 | Posted in
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is reminding anglers to report tagged smallmouth bass in order to help the agency with a population assessment on a section of the lower West Branch of the Susquehanna River.
The commission is currently conducting the assessment and an angler survey on about seven miles of [...]
June 27, 2008 | Posted in
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife, will host a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 7 in the DNREC auditorium, Richardson & Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, regarding proposed revisions to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Shad and River [...]
June 17, 2008 | Posted in
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that any king salmon landed in the Situk River that is 20 inches or greater in length must be immediately released beginning at 12:01a.m., Monday, June 9. The bag limit for king salmon less than 20 inches in length is 10 fish. These regulations will remain [...]
June 9, 2008 | Posted in
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CHEYENNE– Anglers can now view and download the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s annual regional angler newsletters from the Game and Fish Web site and learn more about their favorite fishery and what to expect when on the water this summer.
“The newsletters have something for everyone,” says Dirk Miller, fisheries management coordinator for the department. [...]