Three Public Meetings Slated for September
With the American shad population in the Hudson River at historic lows, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) plans to propose closing recreational and commercial fishing for American shad in the Hudson and prohibit commercial landings in marine waters. DEC will hold three public information meetings in [...]
September 3, 2009 | Posted in
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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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Action Agenda to Help Set Five-Year Course For Hudson River Estuary
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced the release of the “State of the Hudson 2009 Report” and the “Draft 2010-2014 Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda” during the Hudson River Estuary Program Summit at the Hotel Thayer, West Point, [...]
June 9, 2009 | Posted in
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DEC Notifying Riparian Landowners of the Possible Use of Aquatic Pesticide and Holding a Public Meeting
In late May 2008, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Fisheries staff responded to a report by a local fisherman of an invasive species in Catlin Creek near Ridgebury Lake in the Town of Waywayanda, Orange County. Subsequently, [...]
July 1, 2008 | Posted in
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